Latest Jobs Report Under Trump Is Nothing Short of Spectacular

and came on the heels of a revised 185,000 jobs added in March. Healthcare led all sectors with 37,000 new positions, followed by transportation and warehousing at 30,000 and retail at 22,000. Average hourly earnings rose 3.6 percent year-over-year.

During his interview with Bill Hemmer, Hassett argued that the mainstream economic establishment is still badly underestimating the impact of Trump’s agenda.

“These are two months in a row of absolutely blockbuster numbers,” Hassett said. “To put them into perspective, Bill—not that I’m counting—they have 65 economists who were polled at Bloomberg on what the number should be. Sixty-two came in way below. Sixty-two out of 65.”