Los Angeles, CA — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in April:

The April Jobs Report showed another month of consistent job creation by the Biden-Harris administration. Wages are up, unemployment remains near historic lows and the American economy is continuing to grow at a steady pace. Democrats, under the leadership of President Biden, are growing the middle class and lowering costs for hardworking American taxpayers. 

While House Democrats are working to build on this economic progress, House Republicans are continuing to push Donald Trump’s extreme MAGA agenda to benefit the wealthy, well-off and well-connected. Democrats remain laser-focused on growing a healthy economy from the middle out and the bottom up and delivering real results for everyday Americans.

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