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Biden: "No question" Delta variant is to blame for poor jobs report
There is "no question" that the Delta variant is to blame for the disappointing August jobs report, President Biden said in remarks on Friday, a fact that he argued underscores the importance of continuing to vaccinate Americans and passing his economic agenda. Why it matters: The U.S. economy added only 235,000 jobs last month, significantly lower than what economists expected in part because of the surge in new coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant. What they're saying: Biden contended that despite the impact of the Delta variant and the poor jobs report, the economic recovery is "durable and strong." "While ... (full story)
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