White House on Jobs Report: Problems ‘Will Not Be Solved Overnight’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In its first reaction to Friday morning’s disappointing jobs report, the White House said the nation is still fighting back from the recession and that the “problems in the job market were long in the m…
March Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.2% as 120,000 Jobs Added
Tim Boyle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 120,000 jobs to their payrolls in March, falling short of expectations, the Labor Department reported on Friday. Economists had predicted the economy would add over 200,000 positions last…
Jobs Report ‘Further Evidence’ of Recovery, White House Says
Comstock Images/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In its first reaction to Friday morning’s March jobs report, the White House said the latest figures are “further evidence that the economy is continuing to recover,” but that there’s mo…