Bill Clinton: “The American economy has now added 12.3 million new jobs since I took…”

On the recordJune 5, 1997

The American economy has now added 12.3 million new jobs since I took office, and unemployment has now been below 6 percent for almost 3 years.

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Statement on the National Economy

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