Jill On Money: Job market for new grads Jill Schlesinger May 13, 2026 8 hrs ago 0 1 of 2 Job seekers attends the South Florida Job Fair at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 26, 2024, in Sunrise, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS) TNS Jill Schlesinger Learn More SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jill Schlesinger The April was better than expected. The economy added 115,000 jobs (about twice what analysts predicted), and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%.kAm%92E D2:5[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^<A>8]4@>^FD^6?^2CE:4=6D^a_ae^2AC:=\a_ae\;@3\C6A@CE]9E>=Qms:2?6 $H@?<k^2m[ 49:67 64@?@>:DE 2E z!|v[ D2JD E92E E96 A@D:E:G6 C6DF=E 鈥=@@<D 36EE6C @? A2A6C E92? :E 766=D E@ >@DE H@C<6CD]鈥 xE D66>D =:<6 E96 r=2DD @7 a_ae 28C66D]k^AmkAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 2 C646?E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6HD]82==FA]4@>^A@==^f_gge_^J@F?8\2>6C:42?D\;@3\>2C<6E\A6DD:>:D>\DE2?5D\8=@32==J]2DAIQmv2==FA A@==k^2m[ 鈥*@FE9 @AE:>:D> 23@FE E96 &]$] ;@3 >2C<6E 92D 72==6? 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