98,000 jobs is 98,000 paychecks putting food on the table. But yeah I can see the hypocrisy from both sides of the aisle coming to attack/defend the report – PB/TK
US gained only 98,000 jobs in March, putting a chill on Trump’s promises – Dominic Rushe
The US economy added just 98,000 jobs in March as a cold snap, a government hiring freeze and a faltering retail sector appear to have put the chill on president Donald Trump’s promise to boost hiring.
The jobs market had got off to a flying start in 2017, adding an average of 236,500 jobs a month. February’s jobs report was the first under Donald Trump and was seized upon by the president as evidence that his promise to bring back US manufacturing jobs was coming true.
Only two days ago the president took to Twitter to post: “JOBS, JOBS, JOBS,” and list the hiring decisions of major US firms since his election.
Continue to theguardian.com article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/apr/07/us-march-jobs-report-98000-retail-government-freeze-trump
