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White House's Romer - jobs will lag growth

Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:24am EST

WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (Reuters) - A jump in U.S. unemployment to 10.2 percent last month reflects the typical lag shown by the labor market as growth picks up, a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama said on Friday.

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"Today's employment report contained both signs of hope for recovery and painful evidence of continued labor market weakness," Christina Romer, chairwoman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, said in a statement following the release of October employment data.

(Reporting by Alister Bull; Editing by Ross Colvin)

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