I’ll be damned. That crafty Joe Biden just threaded the economic needle turning in a stellar jobs report. It reflects a healthy economy but one that isn’t too hot.
Thanks Joe!
Abundant jobs. More people working. Inflationary pressure fading. That represents the dream scenario for the U.S. labor market.
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Thanks Joe!
Abundant jobs. More people working. Inflationary pressure fading. That represents the dream scenario for the U.S. labor market.
- It is also the picture painted by the March jobs numbers out Friday morning.
- Employers are adding jobs at a healthy but more moderate pace. New workers are reentering the labor force in strong numbers, helping meet the demand for staff. As a result, wage gains are normalizing in a way that's consistent with the Federal Reserve's inflation target.
- If sustained, this "not-too-hot, not-too-cold" labor market could lead to an economy that resembles more the environment of 2019 (healthy job market with steady job growth and low inflation) than the strange hothouse of 2021 and 2022.
- Jobs growth averaged 345,000 a month in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 561,000 in the same period last year.

March jobs numbers point to healthy but not-too-hot economy
If America's labor market remains healthy while coming into a less inflationary balance, it'll look a lot like March's payrolls data.
