U.S. unemployment rate stays low in April 2023; employers add 253,000 jobs
The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low.
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The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low.
America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high inflation and a banking crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — America's employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates, chronically high …
The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4%, matching a 54-year low, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate fell in part, though, because 43,000 people left the labor force, the first drop since November, and were no longer counted as unemployed.
America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April.