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Trump stumps in Michigan, hits Harris on jobs report | N18G

Donald Trump stumped for votes in the battleground state of Michigan, hitting his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris on immigration and Friday's jobs report. America’s employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. The report provided a somewhat blurry view of the job market at the end of a presidential race that has pivoted heavily on voters’ feelings about the economy. Referencing the report at a rally in Warren, Trump said Harris and President Joe Biden had "driven our economy off a cliff". "And if she gets four more years, your family's never, you are never going to recover," he said. Last month’s hiring gain was down significantly from the 223,000 jobs that were added in September. But economists have estimated that Hurricanes Helene and Milton, combined with strikes at Boeing and elsewhere, had the effect of pushing down net job growth by tens of thousands of jobs in October.

first published: Nov 2, 2024 10:00 pm