Episode

Jobs: Soft, Stable, or Something Else

Podcast: Moody's Talks - Inside Economics
Published: May 8, 2026
Duration seconds: 3697
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Summary

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.