US Adds 66,000 April Jobs, Led by Health Care and Finance
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Updated · reveliolabs.com · May 7
US Adds 66,000 April Jobs, Led by Health Care and Finance
3 articles · Updated · reveliolabs.com · May 7
66,400 non-farm jobs were added in April, a rebound from March’s 19,400 gain and the strongest monthly increase since July 2025 in this series.
Health care and social assistance added 25,100 jobs and financial activities 24,200, accounting for most of the month’s hiring; professional services and construction also rose.
Retail lost 17,900 jobs and leisure and hospitality shed 26,800, while mining slipped 800, showing hiring remained concentrated in a few sectors.
159.1 million non-farm jobs were recorded in April, still 62,200 below April 2025, with health care up 281,800 year over year but leisure and hospitality down 422,200.
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