After months of jobs growth in the 250k range, the report for March shows a marked slowdown. Jobs growth in March amounted to 126k and the numbers for January and February were revised downward.
Usually one bad month is not cause for alarm, but this news, combined with other recent reports of slowing economic activity, suggests that we are hitting a rough patch. One possible reason is the stronger dollar has reduced export opportunities.
Despite recent wage increases announced by Walmart and McDonalds, wage growth continues to be slow. This WSJ report indicates wages are growing at the top and the bottom of the distribution but not in the middle.
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