236,000 jobs were added last month now that was slightly less than analysts had expected and signals the economy may be cooling off now, as for inflation itself. we should get a clearer picture next week when the latest consumer price index is released. so the road to the white house grew ever more complicated for republican contenders after an historic week in the united states when it comes to politics, candidates are adapting their campaigns after former president and current party frontrunner donald trump. was charged with dozens of felonies related to hush money payments. as cnn s jeff zeleny reports trump s republican rivals are being very careful with their words for fear of angering his fervent supporters. they planned to run against him. the winners get to make policy. the losers go home. and believed republicans were ready to turn the page. if you re tired of losing, put your
signs that the u. s labor market is cooling off but remains robust as employers added 236,000 jobs in march, president biden called it a quote good jobs report for hardworking americans, with the unemployment rate falling to 3.5% despite stubborn inflation and the recent banking sector crisis, let s get some perspective. now on these new numbers from the president of the national urban league, marc morial, he also served as the mayor of new orleans. a pleasure to have you on, sir. so what s your read on this new jobs report we received? this is a strong jobs report. the unemployment rate is as low as it s been in 50 years, and it s important to not look at job creation with a single month of numbers, but to look at the long term trend, and the long term trend has been an average of 300,000 plus jobs created per month now. for a two year period, so it s essentially
but cool leg. how can both things be true? well 236,000 jobs is close to some of the lowest job growth we ve seen in years. compare this, for example, to the 326,000 we added in february. and the 472,000. we added in january so cooler, but the figures from march are still very much within the pre pandemic range. the unemployment rate also continues to hover around the 50 year low and while the unemployment rate for black americans remains higher at 5% it s also the lowest it has ever been. markets were closed friday and observance of good friday. but this is the type of report that investors perhaps want to see. cooling job growth, but not drastically in a way that might forecast an imminent recession. next key inflation data on wednesday, april 12th when we received the consumer price index report, or cp, i victor camera well, thank you very much . joining us now to discuss cnn political commentator errol louis. he s also a political anchor, spectrum news and the host of the you decid
and cause of global financial crisis. cnn s were held. solomon has the latest on the u. s economy. victor aymara. good morning. new data shows that the u. s economy added 236,000 jobs in the month of march that was just a touch lighter than economists were expecting. the unemployment rate also dropped to 3.5% it s a sign that the u. s labor market is still robust, but cooling. how can both things be true? well, 236,000 jobs. is close to some of the lowest job growth we ve seen in years. compare this, for example, to the 326,000. we added in february and the 472,000 we added in january so cooler, but the figures from march are still very much within the pre pandemic range. the unemployment rate also continues to hover around the 50 year low and while the unemployment rate for black americans remains higher at 5% it s also the lowest it has ever been. markets were closed friday and observance of good friday. but this is the type of report that investors perhaps wanna see
economies. we will talk about that david. good to see you as always. pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist, he s the cofounder of the seaport dot org. he s the author of 9 to 10 books, many of them about trump, the big cheat how donald trump was gone system and on access to abortion an it paid off. in a state that voted for trum in 2016, we re going t wisconsin later. plus, some good news to star your weekend a strong jobs report, i ll break down the 236,000 jobs at it and what those numbers mean for you. another hour of while sh begins right now analogy, starting with bombshell federal court ruling that could present the biggest rollback of abortion right since roe v. wade wa overturned and the