Biden Uses Positive Jobs Report to Tout COVID Vaccines and Rescue Plan

Biden Uses Positive Jobs Report to Tout COVID Vaccines and Rescue Plan
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the October jobs reports in the State Dining Room at the White House on Nov. 5, 2021. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images
Nick Ciolino
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President Joe Biden has touted a positive jobs report as evidence that the country’s vaccine distribution, as well as the American Rescue Plan, are having a positive effect on the United States’ economy.

U.S. employers added half a million jobs in October to beat market expectations and improve upon a dismal report the month before.