© 2024 KOSU
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

April Jobs Report Disappoints Economists Expecting 'Blockbuster' Numbers

The monthly jobs report out Friday was a bit of a letdown.

As vaccinations expand, and COVID-19 cases drop, economists had predicted the U.S. would pick up a million new jobs in April. But the Labor Department said that number was actually much less, about 266,000.

Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley speaks with Mike Regan, senior editor at Bloomberg News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

KOSU is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.