Biden says the economic ‘climb is steep’
“Today there is more evidence our economy is moving in the right direction. But it’s clear we have a long way to go.”
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday addressed a disappointing jobs report, coming at the end of a pandemic-spurred slump in the economy.
American employers – likely restrained by shortages of workers and raw materials – added just 266,000 new jobs in April, according to the report which surprised economists who expected nearly a million new jobs.
But Biden on Friday pointed to the dismal numbers as proof that his pandemic relief measures are needed to bring the economy back from the abyss.