Economy Added Jobs in April
Total nonfarm payrolls expandedmore thananticipatedin April, adding115,000jobs,with the unemployment rate unchanged at4.3%().
- After jumping by 15,000 in March, manufacturing employmentslippedby2,000 jobsin April.
- However, the sector still gained 16,000 jobs in the first four months of the year.
Revisions to jobs numbers: Jobs numbers for the two previous months were also revised downward.
- The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for February was revised down by 23,000, from-133,000 to -156,000, and the change for March was revised up by 7,000, from +178,000 to+185,000, according to BLS.
- Together, employment in February in March was 16,000 jobs lower thanpreviousreports suggested.
- The 12-month average stands at 21,000 job gains per month.
