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Biden blames delta variant for flagging jobs numbers

By Naomi Lim
Published September 3, 2021 3:49pm ET
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Biden blames delta variant for flagging jobs numbers
The delta variant of COVID-19 is the reason why fewer jobs were added to the economy last month than expected, according to President Joe Biden. There is “no question the delta variant is why the jobs report isn’t stronger,” Biden said Friday after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy only added 235,000 jobs […]

The delta variant of COVID-19 is the reason why fewer jobs were added to the economy last month than expected, according to President Joe Biden.

There is “no question the delta variant is why the jobs report isn’t stronger,” Biden said Friday after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy only added 235,000 jobs in August.

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