Vice President Kamala Harris reacts to April Jobs Report: 1.5 million jobs in past 3 months but there’s still a long climb

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Today’s jobs report is a reminder that even as we make progress, there’s still a long climb ahead when it comes to ensuring good-paying jobs for all Americans—especially women. The economy has created over 1.5 million jobs during the past three months. But the country is still eight million jobs short of where it was before the pandemic, and there are still two million fewer women in the workforce today.