President Donald Trump said Thursday, just one day before the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its latest jobs report, that Americans should not expect to see the “real” strength of the labor market until next year, The Hill reported.

Speaking at a White House dinner with more than two dozen technology executives, Trump downplayed the importance of Friday’s report, which will be the first since he dismissed the head of the BLS last month following weak job numbers.

“They come out tomorrow. But the real numbers that I’m talking about are going to be whatever it is, but will be in a year from now when — They’re monstrous, huge, beautiful places, they’re palaces of genius and when they start opening up … I think you’ll see job numbers that are going to be absolutely incredible,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question.

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