Karine Jean-Pierre slammed for claiming 'economic indicators' don’t show a 'recession or even a pre-recession'
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was heavily criticized Monday for denying the U.S. is in a recession, even if historic recession metrics are fulfilled later this week.
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At the White House press briefing, Jean-Pierre was asked about President Biden's statement that "We're not going to be in a recession."
She responded, "So, if you look at the economic indicators as the president was laying out, if you look at the labor market, right now, we are seeing historic unemployment. If you look at low unemployment at 3.6, if you look at the average amount of jobs that have been created, it's about 400 [thousand] per month. Those indicators do not show that we are in a recession or even a pre-recession."
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