The Employment Situation Report is the U.S. government’s main monthly “jobs report.” It summarizes how many people are working or looking for work, how many jobs employers have on their payrolls, the unemployment rate, hours worked, and average earnings. It is produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an agency within the Department of Labor, using two national surveys: the household (CPS) and establishment (CES) surveys.
The statement does not spell out the calculation, but figures like “over 650,000 jobs added since he took office” are typically based on the change in total nonfarm payroll employment from the time a president is inaugurated to the latest month, using seasonally adjusted data from the BLS establishment survey (CES) in the Employment Situation. For 2025, the official BLS release reports that total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 584,000 between December 2024 and December 2025, which is less than 650,000; that implies the 650,000 figure is using a different start date (for example, a trough earlier in 2025) or an internal series that is not clearly documented in the public statement. The precise time period and method for the “over 650,000” figure cannot be independently confirmed from public data.
The 4.1 percent wage growth figure almost certainly refers to nominal (not inflation‑adjusted) wages. In the Employment Situation, wages come from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey as “average hourly earnings,” which are reported in current dollars and are not adjusted for inflation. Real (inflation‑adjusted) wage changes are published separately in BLS “Real Earnings” releases, not in the topline jobs report. The statement does not indicate that an inflation adjustment was applied, so it should be understood as nominal wage growth.
The wording closely matches a White House communication that said “core inflation is at a new multi‑year low” and that inflation was at its “lowest level in nearly five years,” referring specifically to core inflation (which excludes food and energy) measured by the Consumer Price Index (core CPI). That claim was based on November 2025 CPI data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing core CPI at its lowest 12‑month rate since early 2021. So, in context, the statement is referencing core CPI, not headline CPI or the PCE price index.
“All net job growth has continued to take place in the private sector among American-born workers” means that, over the period they are describing, when you separate workers by nativity, the increase in employment is attributed entirely to people born in the United States (native‑born workers), while employment of foreign‑born workers is flat or down. Immigrant workers are not literally excluded from the labor data—the BLS household survey counts both native‑ and foreign‑born workers—but the administration is highlighting a comparison of employment changes by nativity and focusing only on the positive net change for U.S.-born workers. The statement does not provide the underlying tabulations, so the exact calculation cannot be independently verified from the release itself.
The news release does not list concrete 2026 policy steps. More detailed planning documents from the Department of Labor and the administration frame “put American Workers First” as a broad agenda rather than a single program. Related 2026 planning materials emphasize:
The full December 2025 Employment Situation Report and data are available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: