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Last month's jobs report signals a reversal of labor market trends.
The White House and its allies are pointing to the new job numbers as proof of the president's success in managing the economy. | Julia Nikhinson/AP
President Donald Trump’s labor market is bouncing back. And with six months to go before the midterm elections, that is welcome relief to GOP policymakers who have struggled to break through to voters on the economy.
The Labor Department on Friday reported that U.S. employers added 115,000 jobs in April — more than double the 55,000 projected by surveys of economic forecasters — and the jobless rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. With unemployment hovering below historic averages, and private sector hiring showing signs of a revival, GOP and White House messaging shops quickly seized on the report as proof that Trump’s economy is humming.
