The new jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday appears to be yet more evidence that President Donald Trump’s policies and priorities are renewing confidence in the American economy.

Non-farm payroll employment rose by 235,000 in February, according to the report, while the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.7 from 4.8. Significant employment gains were seen in construction, private education, health care, manufacturing, and mining industries.

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The number of people employed in the construction industry increased by 58,000 in February, while manufacturing employment increased by 28,000 and the mining industry added 8,000 jobs, according to BLS.

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal predicted that only 197,000 would be added in February.

The new report’s numbers confirm the promising economic analysis published by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Wednesday, although ADP’s predictions fell short of the numbers published by BLS.

The ADP report indicated 298,000 new jobs added in February, and revealed the significant growth in the construction, manufacturing, and mining industries, for which it predicted employment growth of 66,000, 32,000, and 8,000 respectively — remarkably close to the figures released by BLS Friday.

The ADP report also indicated relatively even growth across the economy, and not just for big businesses. Of the 298,000 new jobs added to the private sector in February, over 75 percent were created by businesses with fewer than 500 employees. Over a third were added to businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

A LinkedIn Workforce Report was also published on Wednesday which revealed that “January and February were the strongest consecutive months for hiring since August and September 2015,” according to a tweet by President Trump.

More recently, on Thursday, Bloomberg announced that its Consumer Comfort Index reached its highest level in a decade. The “Consumer Comfort Index rose to 50.6 in the period ended March 5, the highest since March 2007, from 49.8,” Bloomberg reported, while “sentiment about U.S. economy is strongest since August 2001.”

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“Stock indexes near record highs and persistent strength in the job market have lifted the consumer comfort gauge in five of the last six weeks since the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The report showed respondents view the buying climate as the most favorable in nearly 15 years, indicating household spending may rebound after a slow start to 2017,” Bloomberg reported.

Perhaps most importantly, the Bloomberg report revealed that it may not just be Republicans who are satisfied with the direction in which President Trump is taking the country. “While sentiment has been particularly strong among those who vote Republican, the data also showed political independents were the most upbeat since July 2001,” the report said.