Recent data pointed to a stable job market, even as total employment declined.

Recent data pointed to a stable job market, even as total employment declined.

Recent data pointed to a stable job market, even as total employment declined.

President Donald Trump said that Friday’s jobs report should result in additional market growth, a line he has consistently pushed during his 17 months back in office.

“With a great Jobs Report, like just announced, stocks should go up, not down," Trump posted. "That's the way it was for 200 years. Growth does not mean inflation!”