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The March jobs report, scheduled for release on April 3, will mark the end of a quarter defined by wild swings in the U.S. labor market. Economists project that about 60,000 new jobs were added last month, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.4 percent.
If those estimates are accurate, payrolls grew by about 94,000 in the first quarter of 2026—an improvement over the 61,000 jobs added during the same period a year earlier.
Health care and private education will likely be the leading categories for job creation, says Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.
“In March, we anticipate that the jobs rebound will be in the health care and private education categories with modest gains in construction and goods-producing sectors,” Brusuelas said in an April 1 note….
If those estimates are accurate, payrolls grew by about 94,000 in the first quarter of 2026—an improvement over the 61,000 jobs added during the same period a year earlier.
Health care and private education will likely be the leading categories for job creation, says Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.
“In March, we anticipate that the jobs rebound will be in the health care and private education categories with modest gains in construction and goods-producing sectors,” Brusuelas said in an April 1 note….
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