Parsing the July Jobs Report with Marketplace

July's job report cited an additional 163,000 new jobs, but unemployment also increased one-tenth of a point to 8.3 percent.

Reactions are mixed. While some economists are saying that these numbers indicate a gradual strengthening of the economy, others are concerned that we simply aren't creating enough jobs to make a dent in unemployment.

At the same time, President Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are spinning the numbers in both directions.

Jeremy Hobson , host of Marketplace Morning Report, joins us to parse the numbers.