US job market shows signs of cooling, with just 175,000 jobs added in April

Written by on May 3, 2024

11:46 a.m. ET, May 3, 2024

Labor force participation of prime working age women is at a record high

The employment rate of women in their prime working years just hit an all-time high in April.

The labor force participation rate for women between the ages of 25 and 54 climbed 0.3 percentage points to 78% last month, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows.

In recent years, women’s labor force . . .



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