EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Mitt Romney attacked what he calls “an extraordinary series of policy failures” from President Barack Obama, but said Saturday that America is “poised to take off economically.”

The Republican presidential contender briefly met with Indiana voters, seizing on the latest jobs report as evidence that his Democratic opponent’s economic policies aren’t working.

The Labor Department reported Friday that the American economy added 163,000 jobs in July, the best pace of hiring in five months. The jobless rate ticked up to 8.3 percent from 8.2 in June.