April 5 2024 Jobs Report Revision

April 5 2024 Jobs Report Revision. Payroll growth was revised down from 165,000 to 108,000 in april, and from 272,000 to 218,000 in may. Economy added 303,000 jobs in march 2024, marking an acceleration in the pace of hiring.

Economy added 175,000 jobs in april 2024, the slowest jobs gain in six months and below market expectations. When spread through the prior year, the average monthly job gain from april 2023 through march 2024 was 173,500 versus nearly 242,000, an analysis of bls data shows.