‘America Is Hot’: Job Growth Again Beats Expectations

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt celebrated the news, saying it reflected President Donald Trump ’s successful economic policies.

The private sector continued to add jobs while government employment declined.

The unemployment rate did not change from April , remaining at 4.2% . The stock markets rose after the job report was released, with the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average rising by more than one percent .