Trump always said he would be a great president for jobs and the economy and so far, he has been absolutely right about that. The January 2019 jobs report is even better than many expected.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:
100 months in a row – U.S. economy adds 304,000 jobs in January
The U.S. economy continued to show strength at the start of 2019, as the Labor Department reported Friday that businesses added 304,000 jobs in the month of January, marking the 100th straight month of job growth, as the overall unemployment rate edged up slightly to 4.0 percent.
“The 100th straight month of gains indicates that labor market remains robust and that the economy remains quite strong despite recent turmoil in the financial markets,” said Tendayi Kapfidze, a Chief Economist with Lending Tree.
“The American economy continues to thrive,” said Rep. Bradley Bryne (R-AL), as the jobs report represented another positive monthly tally for the Trump Administration.
“Job gains occurred in several industries, including leisure and hospitality, construction, health care, and transportation and warehousing,” the feds reported.
Here are some tweets from the White House:
"We added 304,000 jobs, which was a shocker to a lot of people. It wasn't a shocker to me." pic.twitter.com/hHzogMtXG5
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 1, 2019
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We hate to say we told you so… pic.twitter.com/JgEKyIgsjP
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 1, 2019
And there’s room for more growth. It’s amazing!
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