US employment boom? Maybe, maybe not. A look under the jobs report’s hood
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-employment-boom-maybe-maybe-not-look-under-jobs-reports-hood-2026-05-08/
Posted by burtzev
US employment boom? Maybe, maybe not. A look under the jobs report’s hood
https://www.reuters.com/business/us-employment-boom-maybe-maybe-not-look-under-jobs-reports-hood-2026-05-08/
Posted by burtzev
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115K jobs in a month is among the lowest we typically see. And that is assuming the numbers aren’t made up. The BLS data for CY 2026 is showing an average of 76K jobs/month. Thats exceptionally low (well below half of what is typical for a non-recession year)