we re going to begin with that jobs report landed with a thud today at the white house. many forecasters had predicted a jobs gain of about 475,000 for september. instead, the u.s. economy only created 194,000 jobs. still, the unemployment rate did fall to under 5%, but that was parentally because many americans simply stopped looking for work. president biden blamed the pandemic for the sluggish growth and said hiring will pick up if congress passes his infrastructure and spending bills. today s report also revealed some troubling trends, including job losses in fields that you wouldn t expect, and questions about why many positions are going unfilled at a time when so many americans are still out of work. cbs nancy cordes leads off our coverage tonight from the white house. good evening to you, nancy. reporter: good evening, margaret. this was the second straight month of disappointing jobs numbers, and a big slowdown from the first half of the year. the white house is pointing t
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