Secretary of Commerce on Bad Jobs Data: ‘We’ve Had Weather Issues’

PRITZKER Our country continues ░░░░░░░░ grow We ve had ░░░░░░░░ issues The West Coast ░░░░░░░░ slowed down has had ░░░░░░░░ impact on GDP So ░░░░░░░░ s some things that ░░░░░░░░ temporal but the United ░░░░░░░░ continues to be the ░░░░░░░░ one place in the ░░░░░░░░ to invest In fact ░░░░░░░░ numbers have wages are ░░░░░░░░ up so we re ░░░░░░░░ optimistic about the future ░░░░░░░░ the United States If ░░░░░░░░ think about the fact ░░░░░░░░ know strongest place to ░░░░░░░░ according to A T ░░░░░░░░ two years in a ░░░░░░░░ great universities investment in ░░░░░░░░ D so many things ░░░░░░░░ we have going for ░░░░░░░░ low cost and abundant ░░░░░░░░ a terrific workforce incredibly ░░░░░░░░ very flexible So lots ░░░░░░░░ positive things going on ░░░░░░░░ the United States It ░░░░░░░░ t mean we don ░░░░░░░░ have more to do ░░░░░░░░ still have to invest ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure and that s ░░░░░░░░ big issue that s ░░░░░░░░ Congress as to what ░░░░░░░░ e going to do ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure investment over the ░░░░░░░░ years We ve got ░░░░░░░░ also stay focused on ░░░░░░░░ sure our workforce is ░░░░░░░░ for the jobs of ░░░░░░░░ 21st century We need ░░░░░░░░ get our trade agreements ░░░░░░░░ Those are issues that ░░░░░░░░ be coming up in ░░░░░░░░ in April It s ░░░░░░░░ important that we keep ░░░░░░░░ open around the world ░░░░░░░░ United States product because ░░░░░░░░ know that 11 6 ░░░░░░░░ Americans today their jobs ░░░░░░░░ supported by the companies ░░░░░░░░ are exporting It s ░░░░░░░░ important that markets are ░░░░░░░░ for American products.”