'Dramatic improvement': Biden pumps up disappointing November jobs report

President Joe Biden claimed that Friday's disappointing November jobs report still showed the country has created 6 million new jobs since he entered office, "a record for a new president."

"At this point in the year, we're looking at the sharpest one year decline in unemployment ever," the president opened. "Today's historic dropping unemployment rate includes dramatic improvements for workers who have often seen higher wages and higher levels of employment."

"Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year. In fact, we're the only leading economy in the world where household income and the economy as a whole are stronger than they were before the pandemic," he continued. "This is a significant improvement from when I took office in January, a sign that we're on the right track because of the extraordinary strides we've made, and we can look forward to a brighter, happier new year ahead."

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that the economy added only 210,000 jobs in November, less than half of the half-million projected by some experts and still 3.9 million short of pre-pandemic levels. Biden, however, noted that BLS "went back and recalibrated" the September and October reports, which found "82,000 more jobs than had previously been reported."