The White House published a statement highlighting the April US jobs report and presenting it as evidence of continued labor-market strength. The release said the economy added 115,000 jobs in April, marking a second straight month of strong gains, and pointed to private-sector hiring and 12,600 additional factory construction jobs as signs of ongoing investment in manufacturing and data centers. It compared average monthly job creation of 76,000 in 2026 with 10,000 in 2025, said the first quarter of 2026 delivered the first manufacturing job growth since 2023, and said prime-age labor force participation remained strong, with female participation near a record high and male participation at its highest level since 2009. The statement also said the federal workforce had been reduced by 345,000 workers, making it the smallest since May 1966 and the smallest on record as a share of the total workforce, and it compiled external commentary describing the April payroll result as stronger than expected.

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