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Pennsylvania. that's where he'll be tomorrow as well. victor, christi? >> all right, jason carroll, thank you so much. now hillary clinton is hoping the latest jobs report before this election is what's going to give her a boost. >> yeah. of course people are looking towards jobs and the economy as the top issues this cycle and here is what the health of economy looks like right now, 161,000 jobs added last month, slightly below wall street estimates. ton employment rate ticked down a tenth of a percent to 4.9%. according to donald trump, these numbers are phony. the economy is a disaster. but...

There. tla shou that should be coming up soon. it will get warmer. don't worry, ladies, we're all here. donald trump supporter, amy cramer and clinton supporter, maria cardona with us right now. christina alesi stayed with us. as we are talking about the numbers, from the numbers perspective, let's talk about how the report that came in and who it benefits fully. you broke it down last block for us. in general, overall, who does this benefit? >> well, look, i think each side is going to pick and choose what they want from this report. at the end of the day, donald trump's comments about it bei...

Trump fill in the blanks? >> it's not the disaster that donald trump says it is. this is a strong jobs report. 161,000 jobs. strong number. but it is not a sign that the economy is taking off as hillary clinton would like most voters to believe. right? because there is a deceleration this year. there are still so many underemployed people in this country. that's concerning economists and causing the feelings of anxiety. on the bright side you did have one indicator that was lagging for a long time since the financial crisis, which is wage growth. that was the fastest growth that we've seen sin...

>> i'm thinking i will be hard pressed to characterize this jobs report as disastrous. let me go deeper behind the numbers and reiterate what you just said, that 161,000 jobs added to the economy, that's actually a little bit of a miss but not a big deal because when you look at the real headline from this jobs report, it's all the way far to the right, that wage growth, 2.8%. wages grew 2.8% over the past year. that means your paychecks are getting bigger. this is the best growth we have seen for wages in several years and it's something that's going to make american voters feel good about th...

Attacks of provoking it. this time, it kind of went off without a hitch. it was bland, it was good. except for the ridiculous thing of her -- >> there was a lot of anti-semitic reaction based on that one article. >> yes, i did. >> hopefully that's gone away. >> no. >> still getting that? >> yes. >> that's an awful situation. let's talk about the jobs numbers that came out today, jackie. 4.9% unemployment. jobs numbers were 161,000 jobs created last month. this is the 73rd month in a row there's been an increase in the number of jobs. at this late stage, is that a major benefit to hillary clint...