sorry, sparky. i m jonathan capehart, this is the sunday show. this sunday, president biden on offense. in a fiery speech outside independence hall on thursday, he warns that americans democracy is at risk from trump loyalist who he calls maga republicans. in that same, speech the president has talked about the progress that biden has made on key issues intended to move the nation forward. all around, thursday the cdc recommended new booster to fight the highly contagious omicron subvariant. the next day the economy got a boost with another solid month of job creation. but as the residents of jackson mississippi will attached, not everything is going well. they are now in their seventh straight day without clean water. here to discuss all of this and more, karine jean-pierre, white house press secretary. karine, welcome back to the sunday show. thank you so much, jonathan, thanks for having me. let s start with, jackson mississippi. president biden signed an emergency dec
wages are up, people are back to work, and we are seeing some signs that inflation may be, i m not over promising, maybe beginning to ease. he is not lying. according to the august of support from the u.s. bureau of labor statistics, 315,000 jobs were created. this hits a 20 month street in job growth as president biden continues to fight inflation head on. joining me now is deputy business center for the washington post, damien palatka. damian, welcome back to the sunday show. so explain. why is the unemployment rate, why is it taking up slightly from last month? despite the robust job creation number? great question. it has to do with the numerator and the denominator in the past. when more people are rejoining the labor force and more people are looking for jobs, it actually can take the number up slightly. is deeply not something to be concerned about at all, we are in a really solid spot.