Mr. Spicer called the job creation a result of “the surge in economic confidence and optimism that has been inspired since his election.”<br />Part of the problem for the administration is that its legislative accomplishments in the first hundred days are<br />falling far short of the expectations — notably, for tax cuts and infrastructure spending — since the election.<br />“However, the unemployment rate fell to the lowest rate since before the recession.”<br />The top Democrat on the committee, Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, ignored the new jobless rate<br />and focused instead on the disappointing payroll gain.<br />“President Trump promised that he would be ‘the greatest jobs producer<br />that God ever created.’ Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee will hold him to this promise.”<br />Last month, when February’s payroll gain turned out to be much better than expected,<br />Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, claimed credit for Mr. Trump.<br />The consensus view on Wall Street is that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 1 percent<br />last quarter, with the pace of growth in the current second quarter rising to 3.5 percent.<br />If consumption were going to improve, it would have already.”<br />Industries that Mr. Trump emphasized in his campaign — particularly manufacturing — continued to add jobs last month, but at a slower pace.
