Jobs report today: Employers added 175,000 jobs in April, unemployment rises to 3.9%
USA TodayMAY 1 2024
US Jobs Report: 272K New Positions Added in May
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
Robust job growth is a strong sign of economic health and recovery. Additionally, wage increases that outpace inflation are beneficial to workers. While critics are pointing to the results of this report as evidence of economic instability, the reality of these numbers is that the Biden administration's policies have led to this strong job market and economic resilience.
Republican narrative
The latest jobs report is nothing but a quantitative analysis that amounts to a piece of disinformation ahead of the November election, as all the job growth in May has been in part-time jobs — and all job creation over the past years has gone to illegal immigrants. Forget about the headline payrolls number; the growing unemployment rate is the real deal here.