President Donald Trump got a big dose of good news on Thursday, though Democrats and their buddies in the ‘mainstream media’ will spin it otherwise.
After a month and a half delay due to a government shutdown, the U.S. Labor Department has finally shared the job numbers for September, and the news is better than expected. The economy added 119,000 jobs, marking the strongest growth since April.
In this report, most new jobs came from the private sector, which added 97,000 positions, while the government contributed 22,000 jobs after previously losing that same number in August. Looking closer, state governments added 16,000 jobs and local governments added 9,000, though the federal government lost 3,000 positions overall.
The data also showed that since the start of the year, federal employment has dropped by 97,000 jobs. However, many federal workers on paid leave or receiving severance pay are still counted as employed.
In terms of specific industries, manufacturing faced challenges, losing 6,000 jobs in September and 94,000 jobs compared to the same month last year. On a brighter note, healthcare saw significant growth, adding 42,800 jobs, mainly from outpatient services and hospitals. The food service sector also thrived, adding 36,500 jobs, while transportation and warehousing saw a decline, losing about 25,300 jobs during the month.
The unemployment rate edged up slightly to 4.4 percent. Additionally, there was an increase in the number of people holding more than one job, which rose by 17,000, representing 5.4 percent of all jobs in September.
The private sector added 97,000 jobs, while the government added 22,000 jobs in September, after it had lost that same amount in August. Broken down further, state governments added 16,000 jobs, local governments added 9,000 jobs, and the federal government lost 3,000 jobs.
Left-wing media and Democrats will no doubt cherry pick this report for ‘bad news’ – “Ooo…ooo….the unemployment rate is UP under Trump!’ – but the fact of the matter is, overall, it proves Trump’s pro-growth economic policies are beginning to work. And while I can’t speculate what will happen in the future, I’m betting this will be the first of many months of growth under Trump.
