{"id":3851,"date":"2023-05-05T16:07:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/us-economy-adds-253000-jobs-in-april-unemployment-rate-matches-53-year-low\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T16:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T21:07:28","slug":"us-economy-adds-253000-jobs-in-april-unemployment-rate-matches-53-year-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/us-economy-adds-253000-jobs-in-april-unemployment-rate-matches-53-year-low\/","title":{"rendered":"US Economy Adds 253,000 Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Matches 53-Year Low"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown that the US economy added 253,000 jobs in April, beating economists’ expectations.[0]<\/a><\/sup> This is a surprising increase at a time when many indicators were pointing to a slowdown in the job market.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Despite being weaker than believed in the previous two months, the economy has still added a solid 666,000 jobs over the past three months.[2]<\/a><\/sup> The unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, matching a 53-year low hit in January.[3]<\/a><\/sup> Wages also accelerated last month, with average hourly earnings rising 0.5% and annual wage growth of 4.4%.[4]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

The solid hiring gains in February and March were revised down by a combined 149,000 jobs, however, which offset the sting of stronger job gains in April.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Despite this, the labor market remained surprisingly resilient even in the face of rising interest rates, declining economic growth and bank turmoil. Professional and business services led the job gains with an increase of 43,000, followed by health care (40,000), leisure and hospitality (31,000), and social assistance (25,000).[5]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Despite economists’ predictions that the Federal Reserve’s year-long series of interest rate hikes would negatively impact hiring, the job market is still displaying impressive strength. The Fed raised its benchmark interest rate another quarter of a percentage point this week, while signalling that it could pause the increases to assess the impact of monetary tightening on the economy.[6]<\/a><\/sup> However, the outlook for the labor market remains uncertain, with concerns over high interest rates, inflation, and tightening credit conditions.[7]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

While the jobs report offered some good news for workers in the face of high interest rates, a potential banking crisis, concerns over a possible recession, and uncertain geopolitical events, there are still threats to the economy.[8]<\/a><\/sup> The Fed is walking a fine line between tightening credit to cool the economy without tightening too hard and causing millions of job losses.[9]<\/a><\/sup> Banks also need to be hypercautious about their lending activities amid this hostile environment, which could cause problems for companies and average Americans.[8]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Despite these concerns, the labor market is still strong and resilient, with broad job gains across the economy. Although certain companies have halted their recruitment process or let go of their employees, there are others who are increasing their wages to attract candidates for a variety of vacant roles.[10]<\/a><\/sup> The latest figures underscore the resilience of labor demand despite growing concerns about the toll high interest rates, inflation, and tightening credit conditions are projected to take on the economy. The present condition should inspire workers, employers, and policymakers, although its sustainability remains uncertain.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“U.S. economy adds 253,000 jobs in April By Investing.com” Investing.com, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/economic-indicators\/us-economy-adds-253000-jobs-in-april-3074400<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“US labor market heats back up, adding 253,000 jobs in April” CNN International, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/05\/business\/april-jobs-report-final\/index.html<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“The labor market is still holding strong” Axios, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/05\/05\/labor-market-still-holding-strong<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“US job creation robust despite banking crisis” BBC, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-65498680<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Strong Hiring, Drop In Unemployment Tests The Fed” Investor’s Business Daily, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.investors.com\/news\/economy\/jobs-report-strong-hiring-drop-in-unemployment-tests-the-fed-sp-500-rises\/<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Jobs report: 253,000 jobs added in April” USA TODAY, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2023\/05\/05\/jobs-report-253000-jobs-added-in-april\/70185930007\/<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Jobs report: U.S. added a robust 253,000 jobs in April” CBS News, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jobs-hiring-employment-report-april-2023<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“In a surprise, the job market grew strongly in April despite high interest rates” NPR, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/05\/1174009910\/jobs-labor-market-inflation-federal-reserve-economy-recession<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“How The Banking Crisis And Summer Slowdown Will Affect Hiring” Forbes, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jackkelly\/2023\/05\/05\/how-the-banking-crisis-and-summer-slowdown-will-affect-hiring<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“America\u2019s job machine keeps on cranking” The Boston Globe, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/05\/05\/business\/despite-headwinds-us-job-market-is-moving-forward\/<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

10. <\/span>“US Jobs Data Keep On Defying Expectations for Imminent Slowdown” Yahoo Finance, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/us-jobs-data-keep-defying-151603225.html<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown that the US economy added 253,000 jobs in April, beating economists’ expectations.[0]<\/a><\/sup> This is a surprising increase at a time when many indicators were pointing to a slowdown in the job market.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Despite being weaker than believed in the previous two months, the economy has still added a solid 666,000 jobs over the past three months.[2]<\/a><\/sup> The unemployment rate fell to 3.4%, matching a 53-year low hit in January.[3]<\/a><\/sup> Wages also accelerated last month, with average hourly earnings rising 0.5% and annual wage growth of 4.4%.[4]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

The solid hiring gains in February and March were revised down by a combined 149,000 jobs, however, which offset the sting of stronger job gains in April.[4]<\/a><\/sup> Despite this, the labor market remained surprisingly resilient even in the face of rising interest rates, declining economic growth and bank turmoil. Professional and business services led the job gains with an increase of 43,000, followed by health care (40,000), leisure and hospitality (31,000), and social assistance (25,000).[5]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Despite economists’ predictions that the Federal Reserve’s year-long series of interest rate hikes would negatively impact hiring, the job market is still displaying impressive strength. The Fed raised its benchmark interest rate another quarter of a percentage point this week, while signalling that it could pause the increases to assess the impact of monetary tightening on the economy.[6]<\/a><\/sup> However, the outlook for the labor market remains uncertain, with concerns over high interest rates, inflation, and tightening credit conditions.[7]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

While the jobs report offered some good news for workers in the face of high interest rates, a potential banking crisis, concerns over a possible recession, and uncertain geopolitical events, there are still threats to the economy.[8]<\/a><\/sup> The Fed is walking a fine line between tightening credit to cool the economy without tightening too hard and causing millions of job losses.[9]<\/a><\/sup> Banks also need to be hypercautious about their lending activities amid this hostile environment, which could cause problems for companies and average Americans.[8]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Despite these concerns, the labor market is still strong and resilient, with broad job gains across the economy. Although certain companies have halted their recruitment process or let go of their employees, there are others who are increasing their wages to attract candidates for a variety of vacant roles.[10]<\/a><\/sup> The latest figures underscore the resilience of labor demand despite growing concerns about the toll high interest rates, inflation, and tightening credit conditions are projected to take on the economy. The present condition should inspire workers, employers, and policymakers, although its sustainability remains uncertain.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“U.S. economy adds 253,000 jobs in April By Investing.com” Investing.com, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.investing.com\/news\/economic-indicators\/us-economy-adds-253000-jobs-in-april-3074400<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“US labor market heats back up, adding 253,000 jobs in April” CNN International, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/05\/business\/april-jobs-report-final\/index.html<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“The labor market is still holding strong” Axios, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/05\/05\/labor-market-still-holding-strong<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“US job creation robust despite banking crisis” BBC, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-65498680<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Strong Hiring, Drop In Unemployment Tests The Fed” Investor’s Business Daily, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.investors.com\/news\/economy\/jobs-report-strong-hiring-drop-in-unemployment-tests-the-fed-sp-500-rises\/<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Jobs report: 253,000 jobs added in April” USA TODAY, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2023\/05\/05\/jobs-report-253000-jobs-added-in-april\/70185930007\/<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Jobs report: U.S. added a robust 253,000 jobs in April” CBS News, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jobs-hiring-employment-report-april-2023<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“In a surprise, the job market grew strongly in April despite high interest rates” NPR, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/05\/05\/1174009910\/jobs-labor-market-inflation-federal-reserve-economy-recession<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“How The Banking Crisis And Summer Slowdown Will Affect Hiring” Forbes, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jackkelly\/2023\/05\/05\/how-the-banking-crisis-and-summer-slowdown-will-affect-hiring<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“America\u2019s job machine keeps on cranking” The Boston Globe, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2023\/05\/05\/business\/despite-headwinds-us-job-market-is-moving-forward\/<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

10. <\/span>“US Jobs Data Keep On Defying Expectations for Imminent Slowdown” Yahoo Finance, 5 May. 2023, https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/us-jobs-data-keep-defying-151603225.html<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/embarrdowns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}