the economy and the job market are all headed in the right direction. they're just not moving fast enough. the labor secretary tom an perez says the recent fiscal showdown is partly to blame. >> the sequester and the uncertainty that surrounded the shutdown, those are not ways that you grow jobs. i talk to a lot of businesses day in and day out. and they tell me uncertainty is a huge drag on the economy. >> let's go to the white house. our senior white house correspondent jim acosta is standing by. there's no doubt the shutdown could mean even more disappointing jobs numbers next month not only because of the partial government shutdown, also because of the uncertainty over the debt ceiling as they say. i assume the administration is bracing for that? >> that's right, wolf. we should point out that jason furman, the chair of the white house council of economic advisors just appeared in the briefing room to talk to reporters about what they're