Obama Delivers Statement On Monthly Job Numbers At White House

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) delivers a statement on the economy as (L-R) Council of Economic Advisors Chair Christina Romer, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Small Business Administrator Karen Mills and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers look on in the Rose Garden at the White House September 3, 2010 in Washington, DC. The U.S. employment numbers performed better than expected by adding 67,000 private-sector jobs in August; however, the unemployment rate increased from 9.5 to 9.6 percent. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)