Trump's new Labor Secretary talks big April jobs report

  • The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published Friday morning that the labor market saw an addition of 177,000 jobs in the month of April, well above original forecasts for 138,000 in non-farm payroll growth. The April jobs report was an example of resiliency for the US economy following President Trump's "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariffs enacted on April 2.