american job markets layoffs are slowing and hiring is happening. the big government jobs report, economists predict another 650,000 jobs added back to the economy in may and the unemployment rate down to about 5.9%. if that holds the economy would be down about 7.6 million jobs since february 2020. as the economy roars back layoffs are slowing. first time jobless claims fell below 400,000 for the first time since march of last year, the trend very clear there, but hiring lately has been choppy. april's jobs growth of 266,000 was wildly below what economists had forecast, another miss on that this time would inflame the debate over what's keeping workers on the sidelines. child care will be a challenge for some parent as offices reopen this summer and return of in-person learning in september that could allow more people could go back to work. several industries are struggling to find workers, people are either retraining for jobs in higher paying sectors or simply not ready to go yet. lawyer ration it's a real rye minder that a lot of the consumer experience in america