Hassett reacts to September jobs report

Description: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett brushed aside the September jobs report, which showed a disappointing 29,000 jobs added during the month and the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.2% from 4.1% the month prior.

"One of the things about jobs numbers is that they go up and down and you have to smooth through over the last three or four months to see what's going on, and those numbers are really positive," he told reporters.

He also said it was a "cause for concern" that the unemployment rate among Black workers jumped to 7% in September, a full percentage point higher than in August and nearly double the 3.6% rate for white workers.

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