Patterson native to meet the President at an event celebrating the successes of the American worker By JACLYN BREAUX jbreaux@daily-review.com A Patterson native, Tim Gros, was invited to personally share his craft training story with President Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka , at an event taking place in the State Dining Room. This event is a celebration marking one year since the creation of the Pledge to America’s Workers. From February 2018 to February 2019 the United States unemployment rate remained at 4 percent or below. Wage growth for the American worker hit its fastest pace in a decade.