U.S. economy extends its hiring spree, with a better than expected 223,000 new jobs in May

[Drunken Irishman]

35. I said approval - not the percentage of votes he received.

They're not one in the same. Obama's disapproval rating on the eve of the election according to Gallup in 2012 was 43% - and yet 47% of Americans voted against him (a difference of four points). Moreover, that's just one poll. According to the average of polls (RCP), Trump's approval rating is 44.4%. That includes Gallup, among other polls.

In November, 2016, his approval rating was 39.5% favorable, 57% unfavorable on the eve of the election.

His current disapproval rating 53% - four points better than it was when he won in 2016. Despite only 39.5% of people finding him favorable in 2016, he still managed to win 46% of the vote. That's the scary thing. If he sees a similar jump between favorable/approval ratings and actual votes, (39.5 to 46 - a 6.5 increase) as his current number, he'd go from 44.4% to 50.9% - high enough to win reelection.