Biden Hails US Jobs Data in Latest Bid to Tout Economic Agenda

Report showed US hiring rising but wage growth slowing
Biden struggling to translate solid economic data into support

Joe Biden
Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg

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By Akayla Gardner

September 1, 2023 at 5:30 PM UTC

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President Joe Biden said the US has the strongest economy in the world, seizing on a report showing payrolls rose by more than forecast in August even as wage growth cools and the economy faces other headwinds.

“America’s now in the strongest job-creating periods in our history,” Biden said from the White House Rose Garden, seeking a political boost after months of struggling to sell voters on his stewardship of the economy and drawing a contrast with his predecessor and likely 2024 challenger, Republican front runner Donald Trump.