How Will Underwhelming August Jobs Report Affect Campaigns?

Name: How Will Underwhelming August Jobs Report Affect Campaigns?
Uploaded: 2012-09-07T22:00:00Z
Duration: P790S
Description: The August jobs report shows that for the 30th straight month job creation increased, adding 96,000 new jobs. But for many analysts that fell well short of expectations. Jeffrey Brown talks to political economists Jared Bernstein and Douglas Holtz-Eakin for more on how the new report will likely play out on the campaign trails.

Clip: Season 2012 | 13m 10s

The August jobs report shows that for the 30th straight month job creation increased, adding 96,000 new jobs. But for many analysts that fell well short of expectations. Jeffrey Brown talks to political economists Jared Bernstein and Douglas Holtz-Eakin for more on how the new report will likely play out on the campaign trails.

Aired: 09/07/12

Rating: NR

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