Job Market 2024 August. Economists have been closely watching the pace at which workers are leaving their jobs, since it serves as a signal for workers’ willingness to test the labor market’s waters. When spread through the prior year, the average monthly job gain from april 2023 through march 2024 was 173,500 versus nearly 242,000, an analysis of bls data shows.
Employers added an estimated 142,000 jobs last month, marking stronger growth than july’s worrisome low number — which was revised down from 114,000 to 89,000 —. When spread through the prior year, the average monthly job gain from april 2023 through march 2024 was 173,500 versus nearly 242,000, an analysis of bls data shows.