“We’re still digging out of an economic collapse that cost us 22 million jobs,” he said. Republicans cast the report as a sign of failure for Mr. Biden’s policies, even though job creation has accelerated since Mr. Biden replaced President Donald J. Trump in the White House. And they called on Mr. Biden to end the $300 per week unemployment supplement. “The White House is also in denial that many businesses — both small and large — can’t find the workers they need.”The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said the weak report indicated the more generous jobless benefit was hurting employers. The jobs report “begins to confirm that this is a barrier — not the only barrier, but a barrier — to filling open positions in the recovery,” said Neil Bradley, the Chamber’s executive vice president and chief policy officer.

Source: New York Times May 07, 2021 15:37 UTC