Jobs Report May 2024. Health care added 56,000 jobs in april, in line with the average monthly gain of 63,000 over the prior 12 months. The robust may jobs report dashed wall street’s hopes that the federal reserve could begin cutting interest rates in september.
Employers added 272,000 jobs in may, the labor department said in its monthly payroll report released friday, easily topping the 185,000 gain forecast by lseg economists. “today, the bureau of labor.