The U.S. economy saw solid job growth in April, suggesting the labor market is still strong despite headwinds from rising interest rates, soaring inflation and a worsening labor shortage.

Employers added 428,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said in its monthly payroll report released Friday, topping the 391,000 jobs forecast by Refinitiv economists. The unemployment rate, which is calculated based on a separate survey, held steady at 3.6%, the lowest level since February 2020. 

Job gains were broad-based, with the biggest increases in the pandemic-battered leisure and hospitality industry (78,000), manufacturing (55,000) and transportation and warehousing (52,000).

Businesses are eager to onboard new employees and are raising wages in order to attract workers as they confront a labor shortage. There were roughly 11.5 million open jobs at the end of March – the highest on record – while the number of Americans quitting their job has also climbed to a new high.... Read More: FOX Business