>>192562 • Economist E.J. Antoni : “YUGE beat on jobs in Aug, not only b/c payrolls jumped 217k, but also b/c the number of folks employed roared higher by 569k and those not in the labor force dipped more than half a million; people flooded back into the labor market and were able to get jobs” • Economist Steve Moore : “It’s blue-collar jobs construction and manufacturing. We’re building things again in America.” • Fwdbonds Chief Economist Chris Rupkey : “Net, net, the labor market is alive and well and generating thousands of new jobs to help keep economic growth squarely in the plus column.” • Economist Mohamed A. El-Erian : “The latest US jobs report came in significantly stronger than expected across both sides of the labor market: demand and supply… Together, these indicators point to a US labor market that remains robust with firm demand and is stabilization on the supply side.” • KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk : “This is a summer heat wave.” • Bloomberg Senior Editor Chris Anstey : “Oooh a big blowout number for payrolls!” • Carson Group Chief Macro Strategist Sonu Varghese : “August payrolls were strong across the board, including in cyclical sectors like construction and manufacturing.” • CNN Senior Reporter Matt Egan : “The US economy adding 162,000 jobs last month that more than doubled the consensus forecast… In fact, this most jobs that the economy has added in a month since March.” Distributed on September 4th, 2026. https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2095897255509189066