The U.S. economy once again outpaced expectations in May, adding 139,000 new jobs and maintaining a steady unemployment rate of 4.2%, according to fresh data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released Friday.
The results provide yet another boost to President Donald Trump’s efforts to reinvigorate the U.S. economy and dismantle the sluggish legacy of the Biden years.
While analysts had projected a more modest gain of 125,000 jobs, the private sector roared ahead, adding all 139,000 new positions.
The surge comes even as government employment shrank by 22,000.
The trend suggests a return to real, private-sector growth, something many pro-business advocates had been calling for since the early days of the Trump administration.
In a celebratory statement, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted what the numbers mean for everyday Americans.
“President Trump’s America First Economic Agenda has created a BOOMING economy — jobs are up, unemployment is down, wages are increasing, and inflation is dead,” she said on social media.
“More than 139,000 good jobs were added to the private sector in May, all accounted for by American-born workers.”
Wages also continued to climb, with average hourly earnings rising by 15 cents to $36.24 — another clear sign that workers are not only returning to the workforce but earning more while doing so.
Industries leading the charge include:
- Health care: +62,000 jobs
- Leisure and hospitality: +48,000 jobs
- Social assistance: +16,000 jobs
Meanwhile, sectors such as manufacturing, construction, energy, and retail held steady with little to no change — a signal that a broader economic revival is underway, with stability in core industries and growth in service-driven areas.
Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of the Job Creators Network, praised the report as a signal of a clear reversal from Biden-era stagnation.
“The small business economy is growing, and the private economy is growing,” Ortiz said.
“This is exactly what Donald Trump wanted to do for reversing everything that Biden had done.”
Markets responded with enthusiasm.
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq Composite all climbed more than 1% following the release, reflecting renewed investor confidence in the administration’s economic leadership.
President Trump himself took to Truth Social to cheer the report and jab at his predecessor’s economic mismanagement:
“GREAT JOB NUMBERS, STOCK MARKET UP BIG!
“AT THE SAME TIME, BILLIONS POURING IN FROM TARIFFS!!!”
In a flurry of follow-up posts, Trump also called out the Federal Reserve for dragging its feet on rate cuts.
The president said the central bank’s reluctance was costing the country billions in unnecessary interest on federal debt.
Trump attributed much of the debt to Biden’s reckless short-term borrowing strategies.
“AMERICA IS HOT!” Trump posted.
“SIX MONTHS AGO IT WAS COLD AS ICE!
“BORDER IS CLOSED, PRICES ARE DOWN. WAGES ARE UP!”
He added that inflation is no longer a threat, and any resurgence could be easily handled by smart monetary policy.
“There is virtually no inflation (anymore), but if it should come back, RAISE ‘RATE’ TO COUNTER. Very Simple!!! He is costing our Country a fortune,” Trump added, referring to Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
With the 2024 election behind him and his economic agenda firmly in motion, Trump appears poised to deliver on his campaign promises of American prosperity, not through handouts or government expansion, but through private sector growth, deregulation, and fair trade policies that put Americans first.
For supporters and skeptics alike, May’s job report is an unmistakable signal: the economy is heating up, and Trump’s playbook is working.
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