Key Points - Nonfarm payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 115,000 in April, down from the 185,000 created in an unusually strong March, but better than the 55,000 forecast. - The unemployment rate held at 4.3%, further proof that the labor market has reached a point where only modest job creation is needed to keep the jobless level steady. - Average hourly earnings came in lower than expected, increasing 0.2% for the month and 3.6% on an annual basis, compared with respective estimates for 0.3% and 3.8%. - Following recent trends, healthcare led with 37,000 new positions, though multiple other sectors also saw gains. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/08/jobs-report-april-2026.html

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 59,000 in March, with the unemployment rate holding at 4.4%, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/03/jobs-report-march-2026-.html

Key Points - Companies added 63,000 workers in February, an improvement from the downwardly revised 11,000 in January and better than the consensus estimate for 48,000. - Most of the hiring came in just two sectors: health services and construction. Job growth in other sectors either was flat or lower. - Pay grew 4.5% for those staying in their jobs while wage gains for job switchers moved down to 6.3%, the smallest gap since ADP began tracking the metric.

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase by 55,000 in January while the unemployment rate held at 4.4%, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/jobs-report-january-2026-.html

Key Points - U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs for the month, up 118% from the same period a year ago and 205% from December 2025. The total marked the highest for any January since 2009. - At the same time, companies announced just 5,306 new hires, also the lowest January since 2009, which is when Challenger, Gray & Christmas began tracking such data. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/layoff-and-hiring-announcements-hit-their-worst-january-levels-since-2009-challenger-says.html