the critical role, dedicated workforce, including military servicemen and women, diplomat and law enforcement and many others are and implementing this effort. this afternoon, the president and fema administration, chriswell will host a call with governors of louisiana and mississippi to discuss preparation for tropical storm ida, expected to make landfall on sunday. you may know, sunday is the 16th anniversary of hurricane katrina, which claimed 1800 lives. fema administration met with governor bill edwards and state emergency management director to discuss mobilizing what could be a dangerous storm hitting region heavily impacted by the delta variant and the president will track this and receive updates through the weekend.
good. the unemployment rate is still stuck at 9.1%. dan lothian is adding up the numbers. what do they mean for the president and for the american pe people? the economy is having a difficult time finding traction even as the 2012 campaign ramps up. republicans are blaming this on the president s quote failed policies, but this is all showing a sense of urgency for the president and members of congress that they need to do something now. on a beautiful fall day in the nation s capitol, nothing but blue skies and sunshine. but a dark cloud continues to linger over the nation s economy. the reason we re not seeing the hiring we want is because we re not seeing the economic growth we need. the latest numbers bare that out. unemployment remains at 9.1%, what a white house called unacceptably high. while employers added 103,000 jobs, the report was relative weak. it is far from good enough. white house aides say this underscores the need for quick action on the president