Obama Hails ‘Very Encouraging’ Job Numbers — But Says ‘We’ve Got A Ways To Go’

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President Obama hailed new job numbers today that show 290,000 new jobs were created in April, saying the numbers are “very encouraging” — though “we still have more to do.”

Obama said “the truest measure of progress would be whether or not we are creating jobs. That’s what matters in people’s lives. What matters is whether someone who needs a job can find work, and that people can provide for their families and save for their future.”

“Everything we’ve done,” the president said, “has been with this goal in mind. And today I’m happy to report that we received some very encouraging news.”

To those who are out there still looking, I give you my word that I’m gonna keep fighting every single day to create jobs and opportunities for people.

“We’re not gonna rest until we’ve put this difficult chapter behind us,” the president said.

Obama also addressed yesterday’s strange stock market “flash crash” — in which the Dow dropped hundreds of points in a matter of moments — calling it “unusual market activity” that regulators are looking closely at. They’ll make their findings and recommendations public, Obama said.

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