Job Numbers Smash Expectations – Even CNN Is Stunned
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The United States gained 178,000 jobs in March.
This smashed the experts’ predictions that the economy would gain 59,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate also fell.
The U.S. labor market bounced back in March, with job creation much stronger than expected though the broader picture of a slow-growth labor market held intact.
Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 178,000 during the month, a reversal from the 133,000 decline in February and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 59,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. February’s number was revised down by 41,000 while January was revised up by 34,000 to 160,000, putting the three-month average around 68,000.
The unemployment rate edged lower to 4.3%, though that was largely from a sharp reduction in the labor force.
Even CNN was forced to praise the number.
🚨 JUST IN: CNN is STUNNED after President Trump’s latest jobs report pummels expectations
“I mean the expectation was what? 60,000 jobs, and it’s 178,000? Wow!”
“The job market BOUNCED BACK in a big way. That is good news. Blowing away expectations.” 🔥pic.twitter.com/Sq6MC188Nn
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 3, 2026
Trump’s policies are working.
