Friday’s jobs report for August showed the economy adding a robust 162,000 jobs and the unemployment rate holding at 4.1%, both strong signs for the economy. 

But the headline numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics report don’t always tell the full story. A look at the trends and details underlying the figures can illustrate a lot more about the performance of the economy under President Donald Trump.

The underlying reality

Job numbers can bounce around from month to month. That is why it is important to look at the trend over multiple months.

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