Mastodawn

U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April, a downshift in the pace of hiring. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9% -NYT

2/ “It was the 40th straight month of job gains in the US and the 27th consecutive month with the unemployment rate below 4% – the longest such streak since 1953.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/03/us-april-jobs-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

April’s figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong

The Guardian

@GottaLaff And Trump just called the job numbers "horrible" 😆

In a sense, #TFG is right: a boyant economy has usually been beneficial for the incumbent president in an #election.