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April Jobs Headline Is Good, But Deeper Dive Disconcerting
May 6, 2022
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April jobs printed at 428,000 new jobs, above the consensus estimate of 380,000. The unemployment rate was 3.6 percent. The Labor Participation Rate was just 62.2 percent, down 20 basis points (bps, or 1/100th of a percentage point) from last month. February and March jobs were revised downward by 39,000 net jobs. The U6, which…
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