US job revisions show economy shed 16,000 more jobs

12 articles · Updated · Barron's · May 8

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said February payrolls were revised down by 23,000 to a loss of 156,000, while March was revised up 7,000 to 185,000.
The net two-month downgrade suggests hiring momentum was weaker than first reported and supports views that labour demand is cooling faster than headline payroll figures indicated.
BLS said lower response rates on initial surveys have driven mostly negative revisions over the past year, with later company reports often revealing a softer jobs picture.

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