U.S. Adds 115,000 Jobs in April, Signals a Strong Hiring Market
The Wall Street Journal·2026-05-08 17:03
We just got the April jobs report and it was very, very strong, meaning it could be getting easier for you to get a job. What we saw today was an uptick of about 115,000 jobs in April, which vastly outpaced the expectation. The expectation was somewhere around 55,000 jobs, right on the heels of another strong month in March.It could mean that this era we've been in which has been a low hire low fire era. In other words, companies have been sort of loathed to let people go but also loathed to bring a lot of ...