Jobs Report April 5 2024. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000 on the month, below the 240,000 estimate from the dow jones consensus. The latest jobs report came in hotter than expected, showing that the us economy added 303,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, according to friday data from the labor.

The latest weekly jobless claims released thursday by the department of labor released showed that initial applications for unemployment benefits climbed to a. Employers in the united states added 303,000 jobs in march, soaring past.