The U.S. added a bigger-than-expected 178,000 new jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3% last month in a sign the labor market is holding firm even as the economy undergoes another spasm of uncertainty tied to the Iran war.
The U.S. added a bigger-than-expected 178,000 new jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3% last month in a sign the labor market is holding firm even as the economy undergoes another spasm of uncertainty tied to the Iran war.
jittawit.21/iStock via Getty Images U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 178K in March, against the consensus of +51K and compared to the 133K drop recorded in February (revised from -92K), according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Health care added 76K jobs in March. Employment in ambulatory health care services rose by 54K, reflecting an increase of 35K in offices of ...
jittawit.21/iStock via Getty Images U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 178K in March, against the consensus of +51K and compared to the 133K drop recorded in February (revised from -92K), according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Health care added 76K jobs in March. Employment in ambulatory health care services rose by 54K, reflecting an increase of 35K in offices of physicians as workers returned from a strike. Employment also increased in hospitals (by 15K). Employment in construction grew by 26K; transportation and warehousing added 21K jobs; employment in social assistance grew jobs by 14K. Federal government employment continued to decline in March (-18K). Employment in financial activities edged down by 15K. "The job growth in leisure and hospitality suggests resilience ahead. Even though oil prices might hurt airline profitability—look at American Airlines ( AAL ) stock—the hotel industry is stable. That bodes well for Marriott ( MAR ) and Hilton ( HLT )," noted Chris Lau , investing group leader for DIY Value Investing. "Despite headline claims of AI causing job cuts in the technology sector, information lost just 3K jobs. However, the 15K decrease in financial activities is a growing concern. Shares of Goldman Sachs ( GS ), Wells Fargo ( WFC ), Citigroup ( C ), and JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) are down for the year. Their weak performance is pricing in a global economic slowdown ahead. Worsening private credit conditions will correlate to sustained, higher interest rates. Shares of Blue Owl Capital ( OWL ), KKR ( KKR ), and Blackstone ( BX ) are pricing in those risks," added Lau. Unemployment rate fell to 4.3% , vs. 4.4% consensus and 4.4% prior. Labor force participation rate dropped modestly to 61.9% in March from 62.0% in February. Average hourly earnings rose 0.2% M/M, against the consensus of 0.3% and 0.4% in the previous month. The March earnings equate to a 3.5% Y/Y increase vs. the 3.8% consensus and 3.8% seen in the previou...
Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates . Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.
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The dust and debris of the US-Israeli war on Iran have yet to settle, but its strategic shock waves have reached East Asia. From Tokyo to Taipei, a reassessment is under way. The conflict, intended to project American resolve, has been a brutal stress test for the US-led order – with catastrophic results for Washington’s credibility. Far from cementing its primacy, America’s misadventure has revea...
The dust and debris of the US-Israeli war on Iran have yet to settle, but its strategic shock waves have reached East Asia. From Tokyo to Taipei, a reassessment is under way. The conflict, intended to project American resolve, has been a brutal stress test for the US-led order – with catastrophic results for Washington’s credibility. Far from cementing its primacy, America’s misadventure has revealed a superpower that is overstretched, vulnerable and seen as an unreliable partner. This erosion...