Us Job Market 2024 Forecast. Economy added 272,000 jobs in may, bringing good news for workers but potentially complicating the federal reserve's ongoing crusade against inflation. The bureau of labor statistics (bls) reported that the u.s.
Headline nonfarm payrolls are set to have risen by +165k in august, a solid rebound from the disappointing +114k pace seen in july, which represented the weakest. Economists polled by reuters had forecast 200,000 new jobs in march, with estimates ranging from 150,000 to 250,000.