Labor Market Is Just Fine Despite Dropping Federal Government Jobs, Media-Driven Moaning and Groaning, and Tariff Chaos

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Labor Market Is Just Fine Despite Dropping Federal Government Jobs, Media-Driven Moaning and Groaning, and Tariff Chaos

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The millions of immigrants that arrived in 2021-2024 finally get picked up in the data for labor force and total employment, which continued to spike.
By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET.
Total nonfarm payrolls rose by 177,000 in April from March, well above the 12-month average of 157,000…

This story appeared on wolfstreet.com, 2025-05-03 20:58:43.328000.