INTRO: The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds the economy exceeded expectations with the number of new jobs added last month. President Trump reacting to the growth, speaking to reporters outside the White House Friday.
ACK: President Donald Trump at the White House
TAG: Economists polled by the London Stock Exchange predicted about 65-thousand jobs would be added. In a statement, White House Spokesman Matthew Middleton writes the new numbers are “proof that President Trump’s pro-growth economic agenda is working,” citing trade deals and trillions in manufacturing investments. The report comes after a midterm election Tuesday that saw the majority in Congress going to Democrats, who campaigned heavily against Pesident Trump’s handling of the economy.
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