WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued the following statement regarding the September 2025 Employment Situation Report:“Driven by impressive gains in private sector payrolls, our economy added 119,000 jobs in September – more than doubling expectations. We should’ve had this positive report seven weeks ago, but Democrats chose to play political games and shut down the government. Despite their constant efforts to undermine President Trump, he is building an economy that is firing on all cylinders. Job and yearly wage growth blew past expectations, more Americans are entering the workforce, and long-term unemployment is down.“This report reflects an economy that was running strong going into the shutdown, proving this Administration’s America First policies are incredibly effective when Washington isn’t paralyzed by the Democrats’ noise. We expect this momentum to continue as the President’s full economic agenda takes effect, including the historic tax relief provided by the Working Family Tax Cuts and the trillions of dollars President Trump has secured to reindustrialize our nation.”