Macro × Labor

U.S. March jobs +178k, unemployment 4.3%; prior months revised sharply lower

The BLS reported March nonfarm payrolls of +178,000 and unemployment at 4.3%. But January was revised up to +160k and February down sharply to −133k, signaling labor market deceleration.

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