US President Barack Obama speaks during

US President Barack Obama speaks during the White House Forum on Women and the Economy on April 6, 2012 in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Friday welcomed a downtick in the unemployment rate to 8.2 percent, despite a slowdown in overall job creation, but said there was more work to do to revive the economy. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)