WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced 138,000 jobs were added in May:

“After more than 130 days in office, President Trump has yet to show us he is serious about creating jobs and raising wages across the country. Rather, he has pushed for policies that will only hinder economic growth: a disaster of a health care plan that will kick millions off their health insurance, a budget that threatens working families, and reckless practices by his administration that only endanger the economic security of every American while he benefits.

“This jobs report reminds us that we need real leadership on the economy instead of an administration and Congressional Republicans pushing an irresponsible agenda that could jeopardize the progress we’ve made. They should work together with Democrats towards an economic future that will ensure all Americans have an equal opportunity at getting ahead.”

Joint Economic Committee Democratic staff are comparing job growth each month to the average in the late 1990s (a boom time in the economy), but also to the best individual month each series has ever seen. Click here to follow our job tracker.