President Donald Trump recognized the upcoming Mother’s Day as only he can.
Taking to Truth Social, Trump wished everyone a happy Mother’s Day weekend, including those who benefited from the unexpectedly high job growth numbers in April.
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Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all, especially to the 115 THOUSAND AMERICANS who found jobs in the month of April alone! pic.twitter.com/ZsXK9ygGAT
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 8, 2026
“Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all, especially to the 115 THOUSAND AMERICANS who found jobs in the month of April alone! As usual, over 90 percent of Bloomberg Economists (nearly all of whom have a ‘Terminal’ case of TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!) underestimated the strength of the Trump Economy. Despite the best efforts of Jerome ‘Too Late and Won’t Leave’ Powell, and the America Hating Democrat Party, more Americans are working today than ever before. Happy Mother’s Day and, know that, we are MAKING AMERICA WEALTHY AND SAFE AGAIN!” he wrote.
According to the Wall Street Journal, April’s job numbers blew the expected growth rate out of the water by nearly double.
“The American economy added 115,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said Friday, far exceeding expectations,” the outlet reported. “That was down from a net gain of 185,000 in March. But it was much better than the 55,000 jobs that analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected to see for April.”
There was no change in the 4.3% unemployment rate.
“Businesses are seeing conditions stabilizing and they have weathered the tariffs, so many are hiring,” said PNC chief economist Gus Faucher. “It’s looking somewhat better than it did last year.”
More from WSJ:
In the first four months of the year, monthly payrolls have averaged 76,000, up from an average of about 42,000 during the same period last year.
Still, the U.S. has shed jobs in two of the past six months, and many companies are reluctant to bring on new workers en masse. Companies grappling with changes in everything from trade to immigration and tax policy have for the most part held off on large-scale hiring and firing.
“It’s still a high-anxiety job market,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG. “Those who have a job are clearly clinging on, while those looking for a job are feeling frozen out.”
The good news is, the stock market rallied following the jobs report, with the S&P 500 rising by 0.8% and the Nasdaq composite hitting a record. Meanwhile, the “Dow Jones Industrial Average was roughly flat,” the Wall Street Journal noted.
