178,000 New Jobs in March

[Grokmaster]

As of April 2026, the U.S. labor market showed surprising strength with 178,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs added in March, surpassing expectations and rebounding from a weak February. The national unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Key March 2026 Employment Data (from BLS):

• Nonfarm Payrolls: +178,000
• Unemployment Rate: 4.3%
• Average Hourly Earnings: +$0.09
• Job Gains: Primarily in healthcare (+76,000), construction, and transportation/warehousing

Not bad at all.

 

[Stone]

OUTSTANDING!

 

[Grokmaster]

Odd...no memtion from the fake news.

 

[Walt]

Nonfarm Payrolls: +178,000... Not bad at all.

Neutral is historically considered 150k, so that is just 28k above neutral. There is population growth, so even to stand still, we need to have more jobs.

35k of that is strikers returning to work. They are counted as new jobs, but they are just people returning to jobs they already have. Without that the number is 143k, or below the 150k.

trump's economy continues to tread water. Now we will see how it reacts to an oil crisis.

 

[Ross Dolan]

Odd...no memtion from the fake news.

OUTSTANDING!

Not sure what you consider "the fake news"...but I've read about it in the NY Times...and heard about it on various TV news programs.

Truly, I've heard it meMtioned.

And I suppose most media will report the truth when that figure gets modified downward in the near future.

 

[FastLane]

Neutral is historically considered 150k, so that is just 28k above neutral. There is population growth, so even to stand still, we need to have more jobs.

35k of that is strikers returning to work. They are counted as new jobs, but they are just people returning to jobs they already have. Without that the number is 143k, or below the 150k.

trump's economy continues to tread water. Now we will see how it reacts to an oil crisis.

It is not bloated with a lot of government jobs.

 

[FastLane]

Heavy equipment sales is always an early sign of new construction of factories and growth in general.

Caterpillar has revealed that sales for its Construction Industries’ division were US$7.16 billion in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of US$1.97 billion, or 38%, compared with the first quarter of 2025.
The region driving the growth was North America, where sales increased by 48%. Latin America was up by 29%, Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME) by 38% and Asia Pacific by 11%.

 

[Lionfish]

Neutral is historically considered 150k, so that is just 28k above neutral. There is population growth, so even to stand still, we need to have more jobs.

35k of that is strikers returning to work. They are counted as new jobs, but they are just people returning to jobs they already have. Without that the number is 143k, or below the 150k.

trump's economy continues to tread water. Now we will see how it reacts to an oil crisis.

 

[Walt]

It is not bloated with a lot of government jobs.

We are not as "bloated" by industrial jobs. trump has been a slow moving nightmare for industry.

 

[Lionfish]

We are not as "bloated" by industrial jobs. trump has been a slow moving nightmare for industry.

U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent as Business Investment Surged Following Tax Cuts​

 

[Walt]

U.S. Economy Grew 2 Percent as Business Investment Surged Following Tax Cuts​

You should definitely invest based on Breitbart. LMAO!!!!

 

[Lionfish]

You should definitely invest based on Breitbart. LMAO!!!!

Well wally, as I said before, I will choose to do the opposite of what you advise, so I will pass on that one.