LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SEPTEMBER JOBS REPORT

Brooklyn, NY — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 336,000 in September:

The September Jobs Report crushed expectations and showed another month of strong job creation by the Biden-Harris administration. Wages are up, unemployment remains near historic lows and the American economy is continuing to grow at a strong and stable pace. Democrats – under the leadership of President Biden – are growing the middle class and lowering costs for working families. 

While House Democrats are working to build on this historic economic progress, House Republicans are caught up in a destructive GOP Civil War and are currently being held hostage by the most extreme members of their party. Democrats will remain laser-focused on growing the economy from the middle out and the bottom up and delivering for everyday Americans.