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Data released by the Labor Department on Friday reveal that 4.8 million more Americans have joined the work force since President Trump took office in January 2017.

Foreign workers saw nearly five times as much job growth as native-born American workers did last month, Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals. 

More Britons are in paid work and wages have grown at their highest rate in a decade, according to government figures.

Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. Senior Adviser Lara Trump praised U.S. economic numbers under the Trump administration released Friday.

Continuing claims, a measure of pain in the economy, also fell. Despite lots of talk about tariffs, there are no signs these are holding back the labor market.

Jobless claims came in much higher than expected.

Official figures show that average earnings in Britain are rising at their highest rate since the most acute phase of the global financial crisis a decade ago.

Mike Allen, co-founder of Axios, tried to claim that the economy is headed into a recession on the same day the October jobs report delivered spectacular news.

The labor market looks very strong right now and there are no signs tariffs are costing jobs.

Despite the unexpected rise, new claims for unemployment benefits remain near 49-year lows.

Friday, MSNBC “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough reacted to the jobless rate falling to 3.7 percent, a number the country has not seen since 1969. CNBC’s Dominic Chu explained to Scarborough how the number fell despite coming in “below expectations.” Chu

Vice President Mike Pence had a message for former President Barack Obama at the Values Voter Summit Saturday: the American economy is booming because the Trump administration is rolling back Obama administration policies.

President Donald Trump hosted hundreds at the White House Monday for a Hispanic Heritage Month event highlighting several Hispanic business owners and the historic economic accomplishments for Hispanic-Americans under his administration.

U.S. trade officials hope to strengthen trade ties with the U.K. as the country moves into a post-Brexit position after recent meetings between officials from both nations.

Wage growth outpaced expectations in the United Kingdom in the year to July, the latest figures show, with pay having risen above inflation for four straight months in good news for British workers. 

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who would likely become Speaker of the House if Democrats win the midterm elections in November, trashed Friday’s jobs report — even though Blackrock  called it “the greatest of all time.”

Former President Barack Obama appeared upset on Friday that President Donald Trump was getting credit for the booming economy.

Economists had expected 213,000 jobless claims, level with the prior week.

No signs of net job losses due to the trade dispute with China.

Despite fears that trade disputes and tariffs could weigh on the U.S. economy, there are no signs they are costing U.S. jobs.

Unemployment in the UK fell by 65,000 to 1.36 million in three months to June, reaching the lowest level since 1975, with a notable fall in migrant workers particularly from Eastern Europe.

Jobless claims unexpectedly fell last week and price data suggests inflation is still muted.

President Trump’s “hire American” economy has secured record low unemployment for the country’s most vulnerable workers: High school dropouts.

A bigger share of working-age Americans have jobs than any time in the last decade.

New unemployment figures show that the heavily migrant populated southern Swedish city of Malmö has an average unemployment rate twice that of the rest of the country.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose by 1,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 218,000. Economists had forecast 220,000.

Billionaire plutocrat and GOP mega-donor Charles Koch says President Donald Trump’s tariffs on aluminum, steel, and thousands of Chinese-made imports are “ridiculous” and “unfair” to foreigners.

Every single municipality in the Swedish county of Kronoberg has seen historic population growth in recent years, with much of the driving force behind the trend coming from an “extreme” level of mass migration.

American jobless claims have dropped to a historic low thanks to President Trump’s booming “America First” economy.

President Donald Trump heralded successes in the American economy on Saturday from his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.

Hispanic unemployment currently sits at 4.6 percent for the month, dropping from its previous record of 4.8 percent from October of 2006.

Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) trashed the June jobs report — even though it showed rapid job growth, rising wages, and low unemployment.

U.S. employers kept up a brisk hiring pace in June by adding 213,000 jobs in a sign of confidence despite a looming trade war with China.

Economists had expected the economy to add 190,000 jobs and the unemployment rate to hold steady.

New filings for unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 to 218,000. Economists had expected a rise to 225,000.

U.S. Federal Reserve officials announced a modest interest rate hike on Wednesday, predicting two more this year as the American economy continues to grow.