13 million americans need jobs but in june the economy added just 80,000 of them. and the unemployment rate remains stuck at 8.2%. the two presidential candidates as you might expect have two very different views of those numbers and the question tonight, what now? what will it take to get some forward momentum? we re covering the jobs story from several angles. tonight we begin with nbc s tom costello just outside washington, d.c. tom, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, kate. economists generally agree that 8.2% number is deceiving because when you factor in all the people who have given up looking for jobs or those people who have taken part-time jobs just to make ends meet, the real unemployment rate is probably well into double digits. the numbers this morning hit wall street and main street with a thud. the weakest job adding quarter in two years. reporter: while employers did add 80,000 jobs in june, it was the third straight month of weak hiring and dra
brian. another month, another new jobs report, and again, the numbers are a big disappointment. 13 million americans need jobs but in june the economy added just 80,000 of them. and the unemployment rate remains stuck at 8.2%. the two presidential candidates as you might expect have two very different views of those numbers and the question tonight, what now? what will it take to get some forward momentum? we re covering the jobs story from several angles. tonight we begin with nbc s tom costello just outside washington, d.c. tom, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, kate. economists generally agree that 8.2% number is deceiving because when you factor in all the people who have given up looking for jobs or those people who have taken part-time jobs just to make ends meet, the real unemployment rate is probably well into double digits. the numbers this morning hit wall street and main street with a thud. the weakest job adding quarter in two years. reporter: whi
report, and again, the numbers are a big disappointment. 13 million americans need jobs but in june the economy added just 80,000 of them. and the unemployment rate remains stuck at 8.2%. the two presidential candidates as you might expect have two very different views of those numbers and the question tonight, what now? what will it take to get some forward momentum? we re covering the jobs story from several angles. tonight we begin with nbc s tom costello just outside washington, d.c. tom, good evening. reporter: good evening to you, kate. economists generally agree that 8.2% number is deceiving because when you factor in all the people who have given up looking for jobs or those people who have taken part-time jobs just to make ends meet, the real unemployment rate is probably well into double digits. the numbers this morning hit wall street and main street with a thud. the weak ed job-adding quarter in two years. reporter: while employers did add 80,000 jobs in jun