i know what we ve seen this year is continued growth, month after month, in job creation. there s no question the delta variant is why today s job report isn t stronger. president biden there citing the delta variant for a weaker than expected jobs report, even as unemployment fell to 5.2%, 235,000 new jobs added in august, but below the 720,000 predicted. joining me, jonathan alter, nbc political analyst, and also presidential historian. good to see you. take us inside the white house right now. is there concern about these numbers? because the president struck at least in part an optimistic tone. i think there is some concern
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expected. and the weakest number in more than half a year. the u.s. president blaming the surging virus. there s no question the delta variant is why today s job report isn t stronger. i know people were looking, and i was, hoping for a higher number. but next week, i ll lay out the next steps that are going to we re going to need to combat the delta variant. even with the progress we ve made, we re not where we need to be in our economic recovery. and finally, one of banksy s most notorious artworks set to go on sale once again after the first version self-destructed at auction in 2018. renamed love in the bin from its original title girl with a balloon, the piece by the anonymous street artist could fetch up to $8.3 million, six times its previous value. this is what happened if you forget, the first time it went under the hammer.
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president s interpretation. reporter: the president yesterday was trying to reassure americans that despite this particularly disappointing report, we are on the right track, trying to have americans focus on the overall numbers here that the average job growth is 750,000 per month, that unemployment overall is down by a percentage point, wages are up. but also to look for closely at this particular report to see that a lot of the setback is in the food service and retail industry, which suggests that the sand in the gears here really is the delta variant. here s what he said. there s no question the delta variant is why today s job report isn t stronger. i know people are looking, and i was hoping for a higher number. but next week i ll lay out the next steps we re going to need to combat the delta variant, to address some of those fears and concerns. reporter: so a single report, alex, will not define a