The data come after economists have expressed concern that the Trump Administration’s flip-flopping tariff policies and sweeping layoffs at federal agencies could slow economic growth. Some Democratic lawmakers slammed the Administration upon the release of the Labor Department’s report.

An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the jobs report was "rigged."

President Donald Trump fired an official in charge of compiling basic statistics about the U.S. economy on Friday after revised data showed higher unemployment in May and June, falsely claiming the numbers were “faked.