US job market shows signs of cooling, with just 175,000 jobs added in April
Written by Black Hot Fire Network 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 . . .