Is the US job market beginning to weaken? Friday's employment report may provide hints

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tentative signs have emerged that the U.S. economy is cooling in a way that would be welcomed by the Federal Reserve's inflation fighters: ...

WASHINGTON — Tentative signs have emerged that the U.S. economy is cooling in a way that would be welcomed by the Federal Reserve's inflation fighters: Companies are postingand Americans were still spending at a solid clip — factors that may have also helped keep inflation stickier than the Fed wanted.

Frank Fiorille, vice president of compliance and data analytics at Paychex, a payroll provider for small businesses, said that hiring actually accelerated among their clients last month.“That sort of mom-and-pop, Main Street small business — we’re hearing still pretty positive things,” Fiorille said.

And now, growing signs suggest that the job market is settling back to something close to a pre-pandemic normal. The number of open jobs fell sharply in April for a second straight month, the governmentAnd the number of Americans who are quitting their jobs has also fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, a sharp shift from two years ago, when quits soared to record highs in the economic recovery from the pandemic.

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