Biden’s ‘war on small business’ to blame for ‘disappointing’ jobs numbers, business groups say

Published May 9, 2021 12:00am ET



Business groups are blaming President Joe Biden after the most recent jobs report showed a far lower number of new jobs compared to what experts predicted.

“The disappointing jobs report makes it clear that paying people not to work is dampening what should be a stronger jobs market,” the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said in a statement shortly after the new jobs report was released on Friday.

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