In April, several industries experienced significant job growth, including health care, social assistance, transportation and warehousing, retail trade, construction, and government. Employment levels in these sectors increased by 8,000 to 56,000 jobs. However, other major industries such as mining, manufacturing, wholesale trade, information, financial activities, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and other services saw little change in employment levels.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for adult men increased in April to 3.6%. On the other hand, the rate for Black Americans decreased to 5.6%, while the rates for teenagers and Hispanics showed little change. The unemployment rate for adult women and white Americans also remained relatively stable. Additionally, Asian Americans saw a slight increase in their unemployment rate in April.
Despite some fluctuations in employment levels across different demographic groups and industries in April