Labor Day played into political campaigns this year, with Republicans and Democrats using the holiday to pitch sharply different visions of what being “pro-worker” means, USA Today reports. The White House and GOP promoted August’s stronger-than-expected jobs report, crediting President Trump for what they framed as a jobs boom. The administration highlighted 162,000 new jobs in August, an unchanged 4.1% unemployment rate, and a claim of 1 million private-sector jobs added in Trump’s second term. Republicans branded him the “Jobs President,” pushed a meme-ready “Jobsmaxxing” graphic, and tied the numbers to their upcoming Dallas midterm convention. Trump made no celebratory
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