WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama tried to put a positive spin on the July jobless statistics Friday, noting July marked the seventh straight month of job growth.
Following a tour of Gelberg Signs in Washington, Obama said the nation needs "to keep pushing forward. We can't go backwards".
The Labor Department reported unemployment in July remained steady at 9.5 percent, with 131,000 jobs lost as a result of the federal government laying off census workers. The private sector created 71,000 jobs.
"Our manufacturing sector that's been hit hard for as long as folks can remember has actually added 183,000 jobs so far this year. That's the most robust seven months of manufacturing growth in over a decade," Obama said. UPI
