Biden touts better-than-expected job growth in September

President Joe Biden on Friday touted the unexpectedly high employment gains in September's jobs report in remarks at the White House.

The U.S. added about 336,000 jobs in September, nearly twice the Dow Jones prediction of 170,000 jobs and above the monthly average of 267,000 jobs over the past year, according to the newly released report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate in September stayed the same at 3.8%.

"My dad had an expression. He said, 'Joey, a job's about a lot more than a paycheck. It's about your dignity. It's about respect. It's about being able to look your kid in the eye and say, 'Honey, it's going to be okay, and mean it,''" Biden said. "Well, 336,000 more Americans, if they have children, can say that to their children and mean it."