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The White House has praised the non-farm payroll data: the unemployment rate has fallen to the lowest level in 50 years, and efforts to develop the middle class continue

The White House said in a statement: "Today, we received good news for American workers and families, with more than 250,000 new jobs added in September and the unemployment rate falling to 4.1 percent. Based on today's report, we created 16 million jobs, the unemployment rate remains low, wages are rising faster than prices. Under this administration, unemployment is at its lowest level in 50 years, record 19 million new businesses are created, and inflation and interest rates are falling. We have also seen the power of collective bargaining in raising workers' wages - including progress on record wages for longshoremen versus carriers, and the reopening of port operators and East Coast and Gulf ports. "The statement also said:" Congressional Republicans have made larger tax cuts for billionaires and large corporations, ended the Affordable Care Act, harmed workers by reducing overtime pay and making it harder to organize, and imposed a national sales tax that will increase costs by nearly $4,000 a year. While they put billionaires first, we will continue to work hard to grow the middle class. " (Kim Ten)