PROGRESS: Jobs Report Shows Private Sector Gains, Wage Growth for American-Born Workers

The article frames the September jobs report as strong proof that President Trump’s “America First” economic agenda is working and reversing what it calls the “disastrous Biden economy.”

• 119,000 new jobs added in September

  • More than double economists’ expectations.
  • Driven almost entirely by private-sector gains (+97,000).
  • Sector details: +43,000 health care jobs, +19,000 construction jobs.

• Wage growth

  • Wages are up 3.8% year-over-year.
  • Since Trump took office:

• Labor force and employment mix

  • Labor force participation increased.
  • Average weekly hours for production workers rose.
  • Long-term unemployment fell sharply.
  • Claim: All job gains have gone to native-born Americans, reversing a Biden-era trend.

• Beating forecasts, more growth expected

  • The report “beat all 67 forecasts” in a Bloomberg survey.
  • The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model is cited as projecting 4.2% GDP growth for Q3, portrayed as “blockbuster” growth.

• White House framing (Karoline Leavitt)

  • Says the report:
  • Used as evidence that Trump’s pro‑growth, America First agenda is “making great progress.”

• Selected external commentary

  • Steve Moore: Says people are “under‑hyping this economy,” citing strong investment and consumer spending.
  • ABC’s Alexis Christoforous: Notes jobs added were more than double the expected 50,000 and explains unemployment ticked up because more people started looking for work.
  • Bloomberg’s Enda Curran: Calls the report a “big upside surprise.”
  • Mark Tepper (Strategic Wealth Partners): Says consumers are still spending and paying bills on time; credit card delinquencies at 1.3% and falling.
  • NYT & others: Describe hiring as “respectable,” “much stronger than expected,” and highlight headlines that the report blew past expectations.

Core claims and statsMessaging & outside reactions