US economy picks up just 266,000 April jobs as hiring slows sharply

US economy picks up just 266,000 April jobs as hiring slows sharply - short news


Numbers far short of the 1m jobs Wall Street had anticipatedSuggests US businesses struggling to find enough workers

The US economy added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery strengthens.

The result was a lot weaker than expected – far shy of the Wall Street consensus of nearly one million new jobs.

#NFP growth for April comes in at..


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source: The Guardian - 07.05.2021

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