Shortly after the report came out, Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council and a top advisor to President Donald Trump, discouraged people from paying any attention to the weak job growth, the lowest monthly increase since September 2017.

"Look, I think you have timing issues with respect to the government shutdown, winter seasonal issues," Kudlow told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street." "Very fluky. I wouldn't pay any attention to it to be honest with you."

"Despite the silly fluky number," Kudlow said, "the outlook for the American economy is still 3 percent growth plus."

Trump in a morning tweet also tried to direct people's attention to the bright side of the latest statistics. He singled out the decline in women's unemployment rate.

"Women's unemployment rate is down to 3.6% - was 7.9% in January, 2011. Things are looking good!" the president wrote.

"The biggest factor in the growth of jobs in the past year is, guess what, women!" Kudlow said in remarks echoing Trump's tweet, on a day when the world celebrates the International Women's Day.

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