US election: Romney slams Obama over jobs report

  • 12 years ago
A bleak monthly US jobs report has put Barack Obama on the defensive, as he hits the campaign trail ahead of November's presidential election.

The economy added 96,000 jobs in August, falling well below expectations.

The news pours cold water on Obama's hopes of a post-convention bounce.

"We know it's not good enough. We need to create more jobs faster," Obama said.

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