Biden to speak about economy on heels of dismal jobs report
Biden is set give remarks on the economy Friday after the first jobs report during his presidency was released Friday morning, pointing toward a slow economic recovery.
The Labor Department report showed the U.S. unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.3% in January -- down just 0.4% from last month -- and employers added some 49,000 jobs.
Last February, before COVID-19 upended the labor market, the unemployment rate in the U.S. was 3.5%.
-ABC News’ Catherine Thorbecke