No April showers reported in Friday’s job report.
jobs last month, blowing by Wall Street’s expectations of 185,000 jobs, bringing unemployment to its lowest level since 1969.
Wall Street celebrated the news as stocks ticked upwards Friday.
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Here are some of the key highlights from April’s job report.
1. Unemployment rate at a 50-year low
1. Unemployment rate at a 50-year low
The unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in April, the lowest rate since December 1969.
2. Most workers benefiting from low unemployment
The unemployment rates declined in April for adult men (3.4 percent), adult women (3.1 percent), Whites (3.1 percent), Asians (2.2 percent), and Hispanics (4.2 percent).
