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May 2024
9m 27s

April jobs report shows signs of cooling

J.P. Morgan
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According to the April jobs report, the U.S. labor market is showing signs of cooling. Nonfarm payrolls were softer than anticipated increasing by 175,000 last month, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.9%. Does this all spell good news for the Fed? Join Mike Feroli, Chief U.S. Economist, and Phoebe White, Head of U.S. Inflation Strategy, as they unpack th ... Show More
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