From CNBC: The U.S. labor market bounced back in March, with job creation much stronger than expected though the broader picture of a slow-growth labor market held intact.
Nonfarm payrolls rose a seasonally adjusted 178,000 during the month, a reversal from the 133,000 decline in February and better than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 59,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. February’s number was revised down by 41,000 while January was revised up by 34,000 to 160,000, putting the three-month average around 68,000.
With job creation higher, the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.3%.
As has been the case, health care was responsible for much of the growth, with the sector adding 76,000. A strike at health-care provider Kaiser Permanente in February hit the sector. The BLS said ambulatory health care services rose by 54,000, with 35,000 coming from the strike workers returning.
In other areas, transportation and warehousing saw an increase of 21,000 new jobs, and the construction industry added 26,000 jobs.
March saw a loss of 15,000 jobs in the financial activities sector.
While jobs in the private sector are rising, the federal government is shedding jobs, and was down 18,000 in March.
See our interactive graphics on today’s #JobsReport https://t.co/zr2jYOBDg8 #BLSdata #DataViz
— BLS-Labor Statistics (@BLS_gov) April 3, 2026
🚨 178,000 NEW JOBS for the month of March
FOXBIZ: “This is one heck of a report… the expectation was 60,000, folks, the unemployment rate went down to 4.3%.”
President Trump has nearly TRIPLED expectations. pic.twitter.com/FTmfU7XIdm
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 3, 2026
CNN was even left stunned:
President Trump nearly TRIPLED job expectations in March
CNN: “I mean the expectation was what? 60,000 jobs, and it’s 178,000…WOW!”
“Really blowing away expectations.” pic.twitter.com/Gl805gk8Jo
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 3, 2026
“This is one heck of a report, folks! Wow is right!”@cherylcasone reacts to the March jobs report SMASHING expectations.
“Private sector jobs — get this, folks — 186,000. The estimate was for 70,000.” 🔥 pic.twitter.com/vmTMwBhnMc
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 3, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: The US jobs report just TRIPLED EXPECTATIONS, adding +178,000 when +59,000 were expected for March
CNBC: “This is a BIG NUMBER!” 🔥
Experts in SHAMBLES 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/yG2elfaOr1
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 3, 2026
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