Economics
Democrats Hope Jobs Report Is a Blip and Not Trump’s ‘Bombshell’
- One bad month is unlikely to change the election trajectory
- White House says other data show a sound and growing economy
How Much Can Labor Dept. Spin Jobs Report?
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A dismal May jobs report that saw employers add just 38,000 workers to payrolls -- the fewest since September 2010 -- is prompting new questions about whether an economic slowdown could ruin Democrats’ ambitions to retain the White House.
Republicans quickly seized on the report, which fell far short of the 160,000 median new jobs forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists, to hammer the president’s economic record.