US Economy Adds 115,000 Jobs in April, Beating Market Estimates

The unemployment rate also held steady at 4.3 percent.

A hiring sign at the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City shopping mall in Arlington, Va., on Jan 3, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. labor market could be showing signs of heating up after the economy topped economists’ expectations.

April payrolls rose by 115,000, from the previous month’s upwardly revised 185,000, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on May 8.