Trump touts growth in jobs for 'native-born' Americans

"These are incredible numbers and they're very early. I mean, we're only here for five weeks," he said, attributing some of the surge to an increase in optimism over his return to the White House.

By Ben Whedon

Published: March 7, 2025 12:25pm

President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a jobs report that saw unemployment rise, pointing to the growth in jobs for native-born Americans relative to foreign workers.

The economy added a net of 151,000 jobs in February while unemployment rose to 4.1%. Notably, native-born Americans gained 284,000 jobs while foreign-born workers lost 87,000.

"For the first time in 15 months, the job gains for native-born Americans... exceeded job gains for migrant and foreign-born workers," Trump celebrated. "You've heard the same stat where foreign workers were taking up all the jobs."

"These are incredible numbers and they're very early. I mean, we're only here for five weeks," he said, attributing some of the surge to an increase in optimism over his return to the White House.