if you paid any attention to the u.s. jobs report at any point over the last three years, there s a good chance you ve heard the phrase, better than expected. you ve probably heard it again over the last few days following the latest job in december. 216,000 new jobs were created. much better than expected for cnbc. back in the old days, weeks 150,000 or more jobs created in one month was good. there are now 100 one point 42 open positions for every job seeker in america. well every available job is not matched every available job seeker, mathematically, america has more jobs than it has available workers. that s just the fact. december s 2100is not anomaly either. that s largely been the trend of the biden presidency since the office in 2021. you can find similar headlines about better than expected numbers for june 2021, january 2022, june 2022, september 2023, for example. this has been one of the top achievements of the biden presidency. it shows that he s been able to
Crossing the Southern Border soars. And as some republican governors resort to political stunts with peoples lives, well talk about that. Later this morning, former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton will be our guest. We look forward to talking with her as well. Good morning and welcome to morning joe. It is friday, september 16th. Along with joe, willie and me, we have u. S. Special correspondent for bb news, katty kay in london, and the host of Way Too Early White House Bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, also with us the president of the National Action network and host of politics nation, Reverend Al Sharpton joins us this morning. You know what people say about our show, that morning joe show is the most mindful show, we teach everybody that two things can be true at one time. Were not always that mindful. Were going to be talking about that. Were going to be talking about the crisis at the Southern Border, and by the way, i understand every two years, yes, theres the Conv
crossing the southern border soars. and as some republican governors resort to political stunts with people s lives, we ll talk about that. later this morning, former secretary of state hillary clinton will be our guest. we look forward to talking with her as well. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is friday, september 16th. along with joe, willie and me, we have u.s. special correspondent for bb news, katty kay in london, and the host of way too early white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire, also with us the president of the national action network and host of politics nation, reverend al sharpton joins us this morning. you know what people say about our show, that morning joe show is the most mindful show, we teach everybody that two things can be true at one time. we re not always that mindful. we re going to be talking about that. we re going to be talking about the crisis at the southern border, and by the way, i understand every t
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citizens are backing amid the growing friction between china and the united states. all of that is set to happen in the next 12 months, and we ve barely scratched the surface. across the world, democracy is being tested by autocrats, by zealots, by authoritarian movements, this year s election results will have deep reverberations throughout history. power dynamics, diplomatic relationships, unspoken agreements will shift and change no doubt, but when we advocate for democracy, it s years like this that can showcase why democratic governments across the world are so crucial. just after the break, i ll speak with two journalists who have analyzed this year s most important elections and can tell us what is at stake. and ca tell us what is at stake tell us what is at stake re with unresolved symptoms? it may be time to see the bigger picture. heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms, like carpal tunnel syndrome, shortness of breath, as we said before the break, and irregular hear