President Donald Trump’s campaign has responded after federal jobs numbers were published Friday.
Poor July job numbers brought the U.S. unemployment rate to the highest level in nearly three years.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that employers added 114,000 jobs in July.
The figure was way below the 175,000 gain forecast by LSEG economists.
The unemployment rate also unexpectedly inched higher to 4.3%.
This figure also went against expectations that it would hold steady at 4.1%.
It marked the highest level for the jobless rate since October 2021.
The Trump campaign notes that Vice President Kamala Harris has played a role in the poor job numbers.
Team Trump notes that Harris has been President Joe Biden’s “co-pilot” in the “Bidenomics” that led to the poor July jobs numbers.
In a Friday statement, Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said:
“Kamala Harris has proudly and repeatedly celebrated her role as Joe Biden’s co-pilot on ‘Bidenomics.’
“She cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate for spending that put inflation on steroids, and despite the evidence that America’s working families are hurting, she tells us these failed plans are working.”
Leavitt added: “The basic necessities of food, gas, and housing