By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-celebrates-private-business-job-creation-while-touting-federal-job-cuts Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts Politics Aug 26, 2025 2:22 PM EDT President Donald Trump said Tuesday the nation has added over half a million private jobs since his inauguration. Watch in the video player above. “These are the jobs that make money, create a better life,” he said. WATCH: Asked if Trump administration will continue to release jobs report, Leavitt says ‘I believe that is the plan’ And while he says private company jobs are up, the number of public federal government jobs are decreasing. Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Earlier in August, Trump fired the head of the agency that produces the monthly job figures after a report showed that hiring slowed in July and was weaker than previously expected. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the nation has added over half a million private jobs since his inauguration. Watch in the video player above. “These are the jobs that make money, create a better life,” he said. WATCH: Asked if Trump administration will continue to release jobs report, Leavitt says ‘I believe that is the plan’ And while he says private company jobs are up, the number of public federal government jobs are decreasing. Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Earlier in August, Trump fired the head of the agency that produces the monthly job figures after a report showed that hiring slowed in July and was weaker than previously expected. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now