US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

Nonfarm payrolls are forecast to increase 60,000 in March Economists say it will take time for the oil price hike to affect the labor market The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 4.4% WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth may have picked up in March as a health workers’ strike ended … Read more

US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

Written by Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth may have picked up in March as a health workers’ strike ended and temperatures warmed, but downside risks to the labor market continued to mount due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. The expected return to the pace of last year … Read more