Jobs: Soft, Stable, or Something Else
From Moody's Talks - Inside Economics by Moody's Analytics
May 8, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 272
About this episode
The episode discusses the April employment report and the current state of the labor market, highlighting concerns despite low unemployment rates.
The Inside Economics crew dives into the April employment report. Despite better-than-expected headline job growth, they debate the best way to characterize the current state of the labor market. The team agrees that despite a still-low unemployment rate, there are reasons to be concerned. The stats game proves particularly difficult, but delivers key insights about the labor market, and also provides some key figures to watch moving forward.
People in this episode
Host: Inside Economics crew
Topics covered
- labor market
- employment report
- job growth
- unemployment rate
- economic insights
Keywords
- employment
- labor market
- job growth
- unemployment
- economic analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Moody's Analytics
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