US April jobs report shows 115,000 payroll gain
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 115,000 in April and the unemployment rate remained 4.3 percent. That outcome topped economists' forecasts of roughly 55,000 to 65,000 new jobs. The modest, positive gain signals continued cooling in the labor market compared with the rapid hiring of prior years and reduces short-term pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. Slower job growth will influence consumer spending and borrowing costs as policymakers weigh future rate decisions.
Fox Business on the new jobs report: "Definitely good headline numbers, but it looks like the employment level is down about 226,000. In other words, the number of people actually working -- looks like fewer people are participating in the labor market for the month."
LR116So. Definitely NOT GOOD NUMBERS. These people are so full of shit.
Middlerage81Participating???? Hilarious. THERE ARE NO JOBS!
grant54"These good numbers are actually really bad."
Rich Burroughs33Ummm is that not a headline number for a jobs report, the number of people who have jobs? I am just a small town bird lawyer.
Nothing special31Can’t really polish that turd
Gerald Glenn Saenz 🇺🇦29Participating? Yes. And I have also decided to participate in feeding and housing myself.
knightsmom.bsky.social22Can we trust that their numbers are accurate? Call me crazy but I’m skeptical of any data this admin releases.
Dawn Humphrey18When the truth slips out...
Saint Sherman - The Ultimate Patriot17The real numbers are much worse.
Brian 3215So for some reason people are accepting these numbers as honest from the most dishonest administration in history?
Nancy Ann ❌👑 👍🏻🐸14“Participating in the labor market” translation: lost their jobs.
mmichaelmm.bsky.social13Fewer people are participating? Did they have a choice?
Blue Kentucky Gal9"Definitely good headline numbers, BUT..." These people don't realize words have actual meanings. Reminds me of putting lipstick on a pig.
happilyblue1031.bsky.social9Just saying unemployment is up.
elcanaco.bsky.social9Note: a significant % of people watch with the volume on mute. The headlines shown on the screen are what people consume. So, the "115k jobs added" (when the actual number is 226k loss) shown by Fox is evidence of why their broadcast licence should be suspended whenever Democrats reform government.
Luigi -the Pizza Prime Minister8The Trump Regime keeps losing jobs
Shy Ty🌎☮️8"The numbers are good, except for the part with the numbers." They twist their tongues into knots trying to spin this shit economy.
Now Tense7I remember when Obama would post 115,000 jobs and the sentiment was, it's not keeping up with the people entering the workforce. Today, it's amazing numbers because it beat the low expectations.
Cindi Lew Hoo 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦7Never trust the headline numbers without checking with the experts...
realsandy5Participating in the labor market. 🙄 I wish she wasn't.
Michael Citro5That is definitely one way to say unemployment is up and more people are out of work. Not the clearest way, but it's a way.
Courtney 🦊5Fewer people are participating?!? wtf kind of line is that? You mean there are 226,000 less jobs available for people to participate in the workforce? 🫠
The WEBBIX5Such a meandering, confused comment to report a simple fact… Job numbers are down. Period. I’d add that neither Biden nor Obama is in office. Further, Republicans control both chambers of Congress. These facts will not deter the GOP shills from shifting blame, however.
I seem to recall people losing their jobs at the Bureau of Labor statistics. There was lots of hand wringing about trusting these stats going forward. Did I dream all that? Anyways, “Definitely good headline numbers…”
Cryptic Nomad4But the NY Times said the number was solid?
yovino.bsky.social4And of course, while he’s giving the Fox morons some sobering numbers, they take him off camera and show the rising stock prices, which don’t benefit most of the population. Certainly not the crowd that watches Fox. And, as always, the stock market is not the economy. The manipulation is incredible.
John Shea 🍀4What happened to America 🇺🇸 first?
Leo - Kaito4Wow that is a surprise... Blaming Biden incoming
autumnsky14.bsky.social3I do not believe anything this administration says. The job market is horrible I know because I’ve been looking for work the last six months. I’m on social security and looking for work just so I can live it’s hard. So just think about those who are not collecting unemployment they will not be
klb725.bsky.social3funny how they frame it in a way where its the workers fault.
julesp1.bsky.social3Like working is optional? Ha
Democratic Free Press2They lied about jobs #s before
Democracy Matters2IDK, could that be from the forced consumption of AI every time we turn around? Or is it the tech CEOs firing thousands of employees while throwing lavish parties?
Serendipity2So this makes no sense? They are deporting they say 1000 up to 1300 people a day where are those jobs? Why is unemployment at 4.8%
Ally Mac2A word salad to put a dress on a turd !!
sonny1471.bsky.social2I don’t believe a single data point that comes from this cult.
The Cassandra Files (I told you so)2Millions have been deported or sent to death camps.
MAGA is applauding the April jobs report without mentioning that February was revised down. Again. The initial report said a loss of 92,000 jobs. Feb. was revised down by 41,000 to -133,000 in April. And it was just revised down AGAIN by another 23,000 jobs today. 156k jobs lost in February. 🤦♀️
Paul A.7It's difficult to trust any numbers the government puts out. Even the number of eggs in a dozen.
Boulder Voter Rob5They lie about the numbers on page one, then revise the numbers on page 12. Every jobs report or financial report they say is good gets revised a month or two later proving it was bad all along.
Luigi -the Pizza Prime Minister2They will applaud at job losses as long as they're in power They're whiny brats when they're not
🟨Richard Mustang42 🇺🇸🇬🇷🇺🇦2All a Facade nothing is true anymore. Our Government is not to be trusted.
AZ Alison2Seems like the report was just meant as a market manipulation, again.
The revisions are the root system — ignore them and you're just admiring the leaves without knowing if the plant is healthy
T-Fish🇨🇦🍁2Job losses only affect them if they lose their jobs. They only care when things this administration does personally affects them. Even though all this shit eventually will affect them in all aspects of their lives
YvetteJR718☮️💙♋️ ♎️❌2Why would anyone BELIEVE the NUMBERS coming out of this White House about ANYTHING? Seriously. They lie like most of us BREATHE. 🙄😜🤦♀️
Breaking News: The U.S. added 115,000 jobs in April and the unemployment rate stayed at 4.3%, a solid reading for the labor market.
Bryan Burtner26At some point it becomes journalistic malpractice to report these numbers without acknowledging that almost every jobs report in recent history has been revised down substantially.
The Best Posts, Maybe, That Anyone's Ever Seen, Ever13Uh huh. I heard gas prices are coming down too.
staatenlos.bsky.social7Until it is revised in two months, sure.
fr0sted.bsky.social7I don't believe this at all. Look at the purchasing and debt data.
Okhomegrown4More jobs that don’t pay enough to live.
Get up, stand up3That new chief is doing a good job cooking the numbers. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Kerosene3Howard Lutnick is in charge of the agency that reports these numbers.
Paul Arzooman2Funny how I don't trust any numbers coming out of this administration. None.
Mike Castoro2I think just the layoffs in the tech and game dev sectors have something to say about that
