Trump's first full month in office brings massive employment boom as U.S. companies added whopping 298,000 new jobs in February
- New job figures from ADP beat economists' estimates by more than 100,000
- Official February numbers will be out on Friday and are expected to lower the unemployment rate to 4.7 per cent
- Trump tweeted that January and February 'were the strongest consecutive months for hiring since August and September 2015'
U.S. companies added a whopping 298,000 new jobs in February, beating economists' expectations by more than 100,000.
The report from ADP, a global human resources and payroll firm, provides the first hard economic numbers from Donald Trump's first full month as president.
Trump tweeted a self-congratulatory note, calling the number 'much more than expected!'
He also wrote Wednesday on Twitter about another similar measure, citing numbers from a new LinkedIn workforce report that showed strong job-adding numbers from January and February.
Those months 'were the strongest consecutive months for hiring since August and September 2015,' the president tweeted, mirroring the report's language.
Construction jobs increased by 66,000 in February, and the manufacturing sector added 32,000.
Trump has pledged to dramatically improve the U.S. employment market in those sectors as he tries to lure businesses from overseas and stop jobs from fleeing across the border.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4293622/Trump-s-month-brings-massive-employment-boom.html
- New job figures from ADP beat economists' estimates by more than 100,000
- Official February numbers will be out on Friday and are expected to lower the unemployment rate to 4.7 per cent
- Trump tweeted that January and February 'were the strongest consecutive months for hiring since August and September 2015'
U.S. companies added a whopping 298,000 new jobs in February, beating economists' expectations by more than 100,000.
The report from ADP, a global human resources and payroll firm, provides the first hard economic numbers from Donald Trump's first full month as president.
Trump tweeted a self-congratulatory note, calling the number 'much more than expected!'
He also wrote Wednesday on Twitter about another similar measure, citing numbers from a new LinkedIn workforce report that showed strong job-adding numbers from January and February.
Those months 'were the strongest consecutive months for hiring since August and September 2015,' the president tweeted, mirroring the report's language.
Construction jobs increased by 66,000 in February, and the manufacturing sector added 32,000.
Trump has pledged to dramatically improve the U.S. employment market in those sectors as he tries to lure businesses from overseas and stop jobs from fleeing across the border.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4293622/Trump-s-month-brings-massive-employment-boom.html