Claim: Christina Romer, chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, talked jobs with NBC "Meet the Press" host David Gregory on Sunday. The interview came a few days after the release of encouraging numbers — employment rose by 162,000 in March, the biggest one-month increase in three years. A few of Romer's optimistic comments, though, could use some context. Even though the number of Americans with jobs went up, the unemployment rate —
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Verdict: christina romer, chair of the white house council of economic advisers, talked jobs with nbc "meet the press" host david gregory on sunday. the interview came a few days after the release of encouraging numbers — employment rose by 162,000 in march, the biggest one-month increase in three years. a few of romer's optimistic comments, though, could use some context. even though the number of americans with jobs went up, the unemployment rate —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2010-04-05T21:26:13