Economist: U.S. non-farm employment data fluctuates, but the overall trend remains positive

Golden Finance reports that on May 8th, the rising oil prices have made inflation a more urgent concern for the Federal Reserve recently, but the employment-related part of its dual mandate is also worth paying attention to because recent non-farm employment reports have been volatile. Therefore, the April employment report is an important economic data point to watch closely. For example, in January, the U.S. added 160k jobs. In February, however, 133k jobs were lost. In March, 178k new jobs were added again. Overall, by March 2026, the U.S. had added a total of 205k jobs, averaging 68k new jobs per month. The Kiplinger Letter economist and journalist David Payne said, “These data indicate that, despite slow labor growth, the U.S. employment growth trend remains good.” (Jin10)