Job growth totals 253,000 in April, beating expectations even as the U.S. economy slows

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10. Okay thanks for clarifying

because my main thing was why the hiring keeps continuing and that contained a significant pump in the tourism/hospitality/leisure!

That industry IS "seasonal" so it's going to bop around - particularly in the colder areas in the CONUS where Memorial Day becomes the "official start of summer" and you get that hiring boost (including when schools let out and students are hired to staff leisure businesses (vending/recreational activities/amusement parks/resorts/pools for clubs and the public, etc.)).

But remember that even though we are back to the same or more "totals" for employment, there's a whole new "sub industry" (my term) of Amazon-like warehouse/distribution outlets that didn't exist to the extent that they do now, before the pandemic. So there was quite the build-up of that during and now as we go post-pandemic. However that might plummet to re-balance to more of a "just-in-time" model as the demand wanes, and they start to soften the "same day" / "next day" deliveries.

I had heard some biz reports the last week or two about the whole housing industry and construction of more rentals. I can't remember exactly what the context was although it may have been in relation to a slight downward trend happening for rental costs because of this.