{"id":868569,"date":"2021-10-11T17:29:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=868569"},"modified":"2021-10-11T17:29:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:29:36","slug":"labor-secy-defends-jobs-report-blames-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/labor-secy-defends-jobs-report-blames-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor secy. defends jobs report, blames COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flabor-secy-defends-jobs-report-blames-covid-19%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=868569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2546156\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2546156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Labor Secretary Marty Walsh speaks alongside Joe Biden during an event on workers rights and labor unions in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:45 PM PT \u2013 Monday, October 11, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Labor Secretary Marty Walsh defended the lackluster jobs report from September. In an interview on Sunday, Walsh said the addition of just 194,000 jobs was disappointing.<\/p>\n<p>However, Walsh pointed out unemployment fell below five percent for the first time since the start of the pandemic. He also claimed five million jobs have been created since Joe Biden took office.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why the jobs report was so bad, he placed the blame squarely on the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no question that, that we have work to do. Number one, we\u2019re dealing with, we\u2019re still living with a pandemic, a worldwide pandemic. Also, people concerned about the delta variant, people concerned about their personal health,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe have folks that are vaccinated, folks that aren\u2019t vaccinated, and the people who are vaccinated worry about the people who aren\u2019t vaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today\u2019s jobs report shows gains across industries.  <\/p>\n<p>But our full recovery depends on our commitment to public health. Employer vaccine requirements bringing case numbers down, helping more people get back to work and are strengthening our economy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FxMFtH1qxQ\">pic.twitter.com\/FxMFtH1qxQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Marty Walsh (@SecMartyWalsh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecMartyWalsh\/status\/1446529070389501978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When asked why there have been so many jobs open, yet millions haven\u2019t taken them, Walsh brushed of the concerns as work life balance issues. He said people were stuck in jobs they may not have liked and were using the time off to reevaluate their positions.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/mexican-navy-helps-dea-seize-2-5-tons-of-meth-100k-fentanyl-pills\/\">Mexican Navy Helps DEA Seize 2.5 Tons Of Meth, 100k Fentanyl Pills<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labor Secretary Marty Walsh speaks alongside Joe Biden during an event on workers rights and labor unions in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC. 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