"There is no doubt that the events happening in the rest of the world are affecting the U.S. economy," Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Jason Furman told CNBC. "Broadly, we're really happy to see the unemployment rate where it is but the events in the rest of the world, they matter for us here in the United States."
(Reporting by Timothy Ahmann and Megan Cassella; Editing by Bill Trott)Global weakness weighing on U.S. job growth: White House adviser
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