Jobs Report Live Updates: U.S. Added 178,000 Jobs in March With Market Stronger Than Expected 6.6%
The New York Times - By Lydia DePillis, Ben Casselman, Talmon Joseph Smith, Joe Rennison, Jason Karaian, Colby Smith, Tony Romm - 4/3/2026, 11:03 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 6.5% - Hasty Generalization 5.8% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 4.1%
U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3 percent, a robust showing after a run of weakness. **What to know about the report.** The labor market put in a strong showing in March, as wintry weather receded, strikes concluded and businesses started looking beyond the massive uncertainty of... more