employment: Economic Analysis, Insight and Advice by Dr. Selma Hepp
- 05/06/19 08:27 PM
April U.S. Jobs Report: Are we in a Goldilocks Economy? A Goldilocks Economy is an economy that is neither too hot or cold, in other words, it sustains moderate economic growth and has low inflation, which allows a market-friendly monetary policy. Today’s national employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics once again outpaced expectations by posting a 263,000 increase in jobs added in April. The strong gain adds to the upward revisions of the two previous months, bringing the year-to-date monthly average to 205,000 jobs added, only slightly below the 223,000-monthly average in 2018. Notable job gains continue to bolster (18 comments)