KJP Has No Answer For Total Black Employment Down For 3 Straight Months, Blame Noisy Data


#shorts On 7/7/2023, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “And more Americans are joining the labor force — the labor force — the share of working-age Americans who have jobs — at the highest level in over 20 years.”
Reporter: A quick question on the jobs report as well. Total Black employment is down three straight months now with 635,000 jobs lost in that spell, which is the most ever in a three-month stretch outside of the pandemic. Is that a setback for the administration, and do you have a comment?

KJP: … Look, this data, certainly, particular- — particularly, is volatile. And that is something that we understand. So, it’s most useful to — to measure in a quarterly basis, over three months, instead of one to — to smooth out noise — right? — because there is — this one is a little bit more noisy. kSo, you know, the Black jobless rate last quarter was tied with the previous quarter for the lowest r- — lowest on the record. So, that is also important to note. So, this is why we continue to say how important Bidenomics is …

Reporter: Are these numbers a cause for concern, or are you looking at it as a blip —

KJP: I mean —
Reporter: — because it is — these are quarterly numbers.

KJP: So, what I have said was this data is particularly volatile. So, we have to make sure that we — we look at it more holisti- — more holistically, because it’s a volatile data.

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KJP Has No Answer For Total Black Employment Down For 3 Straight Months, Blame Noisy Data

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