U.S. Employers Add 115K Jobs in April

Added: 2026-05-13

[00:00:00]The jobs report is out today, and the numbers are far better than expected.

[00:00:04]One America's Taylor Tinsley speaks with acting labor secretary Keith Sunderland about the data.

[00:00:11]The April jobs report smashes expectations.

[00:00:14]US employers added 115,000 jobs last month with unemployment holding steady at 4.3%.

[00:00:21]The Department of Labor released the latest jobs report Friday, doubling expectations of around 60 to 65,000.

[00:00:29]This is the strongest two-month gain since 2024.

[00:00:32]Job gains happened mostly in healthcare, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Well, President Trump's economy is showing resilience across the board, and we've seen that in the last two jobs day reports. Speaking to One America News, acting labor secretary Keith Sonderling said job numbers in the private sector are up.

[00:00:53]The same can't be said for the federal government with unemployment down by 11.5%.

[00:00:59]And that is something that President Trump promised to right-size the federal government, and that's exactly what he's done in his administration. We're seeing almost historic lows in in federal employment, and we're seeing now jobs being created at unprecedented rates the last two months in the private sector.

[00:01:19]So now the federal government is operating much more efficiently, much more lean, and still providing the services across the board. Sonderling emphasizes President Trump promised to bring back new jobs, and it's showing in the report. He also touted historic investments being made in the US. Uh just this past week Eli Lilly announced $4.5 billion into Indiana. General Motors is doubling down and investing over $800 million in Michigan and Ohio. And this is really important from what we look at because there used to be so many great jobs in these areas, and President Trump promised to bring them back, and that's exactly what we're seeing.

[00:02:01]Saundering says with this growth through investments, the Labor Department is giving American workers the skills they need to make sure that they have the first opportunities for these high-skilled and high-paying jobs. The better-than-expected report also comes as concern continues to grow over AI and its impact on the workforce. We're working really hard um with the private sector, with tech companies, um with workers, with employers to really dive in to see what that impact. And we believe that with the productivity boom that's coming with some of these new technologies, the most important thing is that American workers and our future generation of American workers, those uh still in school, have the tools they need to understand how this technology works. Saundering says the department is trying to make America AI-ready to ensure that no matter what impact it has on the job market, American workers are prepared, participate, and are confident in their future in the new world of technology.

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