{"id":2600449,"date":"2026-05-08T15:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/april-jobs-report-shatters-expectations\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:18:30","slug":"april-jobs-report-shatters-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/april-jobs-report-shatters-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"April Jobs Report Shatters Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapril-jobs-report-shatters-expectations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>April\u2019s U.S. jobs report, released via Department of Labor data, reports that employers added **115,000 jobs**, a stronger-than-expected result that surprised economists who had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >forecast gains ranging roughly<\/a> from **55,000 to 65,000**.<\/p>\n<p>The article says the **unemployment rate stayed at 4.3%** (unchanged from March).It highlights job gains in **health care (+37,000)** and **transportation\/warehousing (+30,000)**, while **the federal government cut 9,000 jobs** as part of efforts to reduce costs to taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p>It also points to broader claims of economic \u201cresilience,\u201d noting that **March added 185,000 jobs**, and includes quotes from researchers and officials attributing the performance to **Trump-era policies and tax cuts** (including references to investment and wage growth).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The reality of the Trump economy smashed bleak projections to bits in April, according to new Department of Labor data.<\/p>\n<p>April\u2019s jobs report shows that employers added 115,000 jobs, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jobs-report-today-april-2026-economy-iran-war-bls\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&#038;linkId=939876338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Economists had gone all in on bleak and bleaker, with a forecast from FactSet predicting a gain of only 65,00 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Experts surveyed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/jobs\/april-jobs-report-unemployment-35aead9a?st=eWrQsQ&#038;reflink=desktopweb_permalink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> were even more pessimistic, predicting growth at only 55,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>The unemployment rate was unchanged from March at 4.3 percent, CBS reported.<\/p>\n<p>The health care sector added 37,000 jobs, while transportation and warehousing added 30,000 jobs. The federal government\u2019s efforts to reduce its cost to taxpayers showed up in the jobs report as a loss of 9,000 positions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The April jobs report DOUBLED expectations from economists.<\/p>\n<p>These are good numbers, good for working families, good for their wallets, and good for our country! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/08SaDc6rnB\">https:\/\/t.co\/08SaDc6rnB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Jason Smith (@RepJasonSmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasonSmith\/status\/2052738785188741438?\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>March has shown employers adding 185,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe addition of 115,000 jobs in April continues to highlight the resilience of the U.S. labor market,\u201d Jerry Tempelman, vice president of economic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-rejects-socialist-mortgage-rule-but-that-wont-stop-biden-from-taking-your-money-for-equity\/\" title=\"GOP Rejects Socialist Mortgage Rule, Biden Still Pursues &#039;Equity&#039; Taxation\">fixed income research<\/a> at Mutual of America Capital Management, said in an .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn spite of higher gas prices, we\u2019ve seen minimal disruptions to the U.S. economy due to the conflict in the Middle East. In fact, the equity markets continue to trade at or near new highs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The report is \u201cevidence of the underlying resilience of this economy and of this labor market, despite all of the slings and arrows of outrageous concerns about the Middle East and unemployment and inflation and the Fed,\u201d said Scott Clemons, chief investment strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/05\/08\/jobs-report-april-2026.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThis is a real tribute to a lot of Trump policies,\u201d says economist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenMoore?\">@StephenMoore<\/a> on the April jobs report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw the big, huge number on investment\u2026 that number was off the charts in the First Quarter\u2014and why did that happen? In large part, because of the Trump tax cut.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p3mgqhfiI7\">pic.twitter.com\/p3mgqhfiI7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2052731924498505934?\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/osec\/osec20260508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> that, \u201cDespite doom-and-gloom rhetoric from pundits and economists, America\u2019s economic comeback is clearly accelerating under President Trump, with job growth now shattering expectations two months in a row.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sonderling noted that since 2025, \u201ctotal private sector job growth under this Administration now stands at more than 700,000 new jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to President Trump\u2019s Working Families Tax Cuts, job creators were clearly feeling empowered this tax season and are investing in American workers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another blockbuster jobs report for the month of April, with 115,000 jobs added to the economy, largely led by small business expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Confident job creators invest in new employees. That is exactly and undeniably what\u2019s happening now thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-democrats-seek-625-billion-tax-cut-for-wealthy-coastal-elites\/\" title=\"Joe Biden, Democrats Seek 5 Billion Tax Cut for Wealthy Coastal Elites\">massive tax cuts<\/a> and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelly Loeffler (@SBA_Kelly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBA_Kelly\/status\/2052746681725092244?\">May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur skilled workforce is seeing the benefits, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-sees-continued-job-growth-statewide-unemployment-rate-lower-than-national-average\/\" title=\"Florida Sees Continued ...; Statewide ... 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