Obama Reacts to Jobless Report Numbers
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Pete Souza / The White House(HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah) — A disappointing jobs report cast a cloud over President Obama’s trip on Friday to Utah to promote a new economic program.
The president said the March slowdown in jobs creation is a symptom of a global economic slowdown.
“We have had the strongest economy but we’re impacted by what happens around the world,” he said.
The labor participation rate ticked down slightly too in the latest report.
“We have to redouble our efforts to make sure we’re competitive,” President Obama said on Friday.
The president added that one way to do that would be a new program he introduced, which trains veterans to work in the solar energy industry.
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