Just in time for America's 250th birthday, our economy is starting to pick up steam. Jobs are up, unemployment is steady, wages are up, and consumer spending is up. The trends are there; it would be more comforting if they were moving faster, but they're moving.
On Thursday, the Trump administration was touting some great wage and jobs growth numbers, and things are indeed looking up.
First, Acting Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling appeared on Newsmax TV's National Report, where he talked about jobs and manufacturing increases:
.@Sonderling47: "This jobs report shows the continued strength of @POTUS' economy... so far this year, @POTUS has produced 88,000 new private sector jobs each month... We continue to see this year manufacturing grow, we continue to see construction for manufacturing plants grow." pic.twitter.com/Ji2d6l4bH5
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 2, 2026
The acting Secretary said about the economy:
This job report shows the continued strength of President Trump's economy, 57,000 new jobs, so far this year the president has produced 88,000 new private sector jobs each month. That's what we look at, and the jobs are continuing to come back in the right places. We continue to see this year, manufacturing grow, we continue to see construction for manufacturing plants grow, these are bringing the jobs back that the president promised, reindustrializing, reshoring our industries, so, from this jobs report we continue to see that, and that's what we're so excited about. Bringing back these America, high-skilled jobs, back into our economy that they had left.
Next, on Fox News, the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer weighed in:
.@USTradeRep Ambassador Greer: "This is a hugely positive trend. The labor market is accelerating in 2026.... our average increase in private payroll, it's way higher than the Biden administration. Wages are going up, manufacturing is going up—so we're popping." pic.twitter.com/MYOobM8vOV
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 2, 2026
He said:
This is a hugely positive trend. The labor market is accelerating in 2026. It picked up last year, it's picking up speed now, our average increase in private payroll is way higher than in the Biden administration. Wages are going up, manufacturing is going up, so, we're popping.
Good news, indeed. The manufacturing numbers are the big thing; to have a robust economy, we have to be once more a nation that makes things. That's key.
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The major economic indicators do appear to be moving in the right direction. Real GDP growth in the first quarter was at 2.1 percent, up from the previous year. Consumer spending is up modestly but moving that way. Personal incomes are up somewhat, although it would be nice to see more growth there. And the markets remain at near-record highs.
We can continue to improve on this, of course. Or, if we manage to blow this year's midterms, we can lose a lot of it. It's not often, especially in economics, where one can accurately say "it's as simple as that," but this would appear to be one of those cases.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and bold policies, America’s economy is back on track.
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