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Paul Ryan on the Dismal Jobs Report

August adds 96k jobs, missing expectations, as more than 300k leave work force

September 7, 2012

Rep. Paul Ryan criticized sharply President Obama for a "failure of leadership" in the wake of a dismal jobs report released Friday morning.

"For everyone one net job created, nearly four people left the workforce," Ryan said. "This is not what a recovery looks like."

The economy added 96,000 jobs in August, missing the expected 130,000 by a long shot. Although the unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent, more than 380,000 people left the work force in August -- resulting in the lowest labor force participation rate since 1981. June and July's job creation numbers were also revised downward by 41,000.

Here is Ryan's full appearance on CNBC:

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