"Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 266,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains in leisure and hospitality, other services, and local government education were partially offset by employment declines in temporary help services and in couriers and messengers. "
Expectations were that unemployment would fall to about 5.8% for the month. More here and here.
Submitted May 07, 2021 at 08:58AM by F1rstxLas7 https://ift.tt/3nXOFRu