washington series tweet white house spokesman sean spic friday comment strong february job creation figure may run afoul federal guidance bar officials comment key economic data within hour release rule statistical policy directive number mean preserve distinction policy-neutral release data statistical agencies interpretation policy officials white house budget office explain publish recent version september 1985. jason furman lead president barack obama council economic advisers note twitter rule place decades everyone follow now ask tweet white house news brief spic say post simply repeat public information provide analysis could disrupt market excite see many americans back work say apologize little excite erica groshen lead labor department statistical arm four years obama comment twitter call directive best practice separate non-partisan number crunchers officials more-political bend monthly report u.s. employment release 8:30 a.m. 1330 gmt labor department say non-farm employers add 235,000 workers payrolls unemployment rate drop tenth percentage point 4.7 percent monthly job data set tone financial market worldwide robust pace employment growth february see give federal reserve green light raise interest rat next week twenty-four minutes data release spic tweet `` great news american workers economy add 235,000 new job unemployment rate drop 4.7 first report potus trump `` minutes late offer fresh post `` bad way start day 50 administration `` spic alone white house chief staff reince priebus tweet 9:02 a.m. 1402 gmt appear hand credit job growth president donald trump `` potus trump deliver first jobsreport 235,000 new job unemployment rate 4.7 great news american workers `` vice president mike pence also get act trump shy come use twitter pave way retweeting post drudge report say simply great +235,000 white house welcome strong job data potentially rule-violating tweet