NEW : Washington ( CNN ) -- Obama stresses `` fairness , '' while admitting `` we 've got more work to do '' `` Stop grumbling , stop crying , '' the president advises . With the black jobless rate at 16.7 % in August , it 's major concern for officials . The unemployment rate is a key indicator of how well or poorly an economy is doing.
NEW : Obama stresses `` fairness , '' while admitting `` we 've got more work to do '' `` Stop grumbling , stop crying , '' the president advises . With the black jobless rate at 16.7 % in August , it 's major concern for officials . The unemployment rate is a key indicator of how well or poorly an economy is doing.