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Original Blog Entry: April Jobs Report Reflects 177,000 New Jobs Beating Expectations, Federal Employment Drops 9,000

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April Jobs Report Reflects 177,000 New Jobs Beating Expectations, Federal Employment Drops 9,000

May 2, 2025 | Sundance | 3 Comments

The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) has released the jobs and employment data for April [ SEE HERE ]. Within the data we see 177,000 jobs were gained, beating expectations of 133,000. The unemployment rate remains unchanged at 4.2%.

Federal government employment declined by 9,000 in April [ BLS, Table B-1 ] Health care added 51,000 jobs: consisting of hospitals (+22,000) and ambulatory health care services (+21,000). Transportation and warehousing increased by 29,000 jobs in April: with warehousing and storage (+10,000), couriers and messengers (+8,000), and air transportation (+3,000).

( Via Wall Street Journal ) The U.S. economy continued to add jobs at a steady clip in April, although the pace of gains slowed slightly during a month that saw changing tariff announcements and market turmoil.

The U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April , the Labor Department reported Friday, above the gain of 133,000 jobs economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected to see.

The unemployment rate, which is based on a separate survey from the jobs figures, held steady at 4.2%.

The jobs number was less than the 185,000 jobs added in March. The job gains for February and March were revised down by a combined 58,000 jobs.

Federal-government layoffs were a drag on payrolls. Federal government employment declined by 9,000 in April.

Stocks opened higher . All three major U.S. indexes were up 1% or more in early trading. ( more )

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