US President Donald Trump says the creation of 2.5 million jobs in May is great news for Americans including George Floyd, despite unemployment for blacks rising slightly to 16.8 per cent.

US President Donald Trump says strong new jobs numbers have marked a "great day" for George Floyd, the man whose killing last week sparked nationwide protests over police brutality against African Americans.

With 2.5 MILLION jobs added in May, we're on the way to an incredible period of growth.

The Labor Department reported the country gained 2.5 million jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 per cent after extremely high job losses the previous months due to coronavirus lockdowns.

Friday's jobs report said, however, that unemployment for blacks rose slightly to 16.8 per cent.

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Donald Trump says good jobs data means a 'great day' for George Floyd