# Jobs under Donald Trump (2nd term), 2025–present

Source page: https://govargus.com/presidents/trump-2025/jobs

So far under Donald Trump (2nd term), the number of payroll jobs has gone from 158.3 million jobs in Dec 2024 to 159.0 million jobs in Sep 2026, up 0.7 million jobs (+0.5%). That is +0.42 million jobs/yr, against +3.94 million jobs/yr in the four years before.

Nonfarm payroll jobs: Total jobs on US nonfarm payrolls (Current Employment Statistics survey, seasonally adjusted). The change over a term is the number of jobs added or lost. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, via FRED PAYEMS (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS), fetched Oct 19, 2026.

## Year by year

Highest reading during the term: 159.0 million jobs in Sep 2026. Lowest: 158.3 million jobs in Jan 2025.

| Period | Value | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 2024, before inauguration | 158.3 million jobs |  |
| Dec 2025 | 158.4 million jobs | +0.1 million jobs |
| Sep 2026 | 159.0 million jobs | +0.6 million jobs |

## Every term

Sorted by yearly change, fastest rise first. A term's first year mostly reflects the previous administration's policies, and Congress, the Federal Reserve and the world economy move these numbers too. Govargus describes; it does not score presidents.

| President | Term | During term | 4 years before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joe Biden | 2021–2025 | 142.5 million jobs → 158.3 million jobs (+3.94 million jobs/yr) | −0.71 million jobs/yr |
| Bill Clinton | 1993–2001 | 109.5 million jobs → 132.7 million jobs (+2.90 million jobs/yr) | +0.65 million jobs/yr |
| Jimmy Carter | 1977–1981 | 80.4 million jobs → 90.9 million jobs (+2.62 million jobs/yr) | +1.29 million jobs/yr |
| Ronald Reagan | 1981–1989 | 90.9 million jobs → 106.9 million jobs (+1.99 million jobs/yr) | +2.62 million jobs/yr |
| Barack Obama | 2009–2017 | 134.8 million jobs → 145.4 million jobs (+1.32 million jobs/yr) | +0.55 million jobs/yr |
| George H. W. Bush | 1989–1993 | 106.9 million jobs → 109.5 million jobs (+0.65 million jobs/yr) | +2.70 million jobs/yr |
| Donald Trump (2nd term) | 2025–present | 158.3 million jobs → 159.0 million jobs (+0.42 million jobs/yr, through Sep 2026) | +3.94 million jobs/yr |
| George W. Bush | 2001–2009 | 132.7 million jobs → 134.8 million jobs (+0.27 million jobs/yr) | +2.89 million jobs/yr |
| Donald Trump (1st term) | 2017–2021 | 145.4 million jobs → 142.5 million jobs (−0.71 million jobs/yr) | +2.58 million jobs/yr |