Only 34,000 jobs were added in March, according to the Household Survey. 96,000 Americans, meanwhile, left the labor force. The Labor Force Participation Rate has fallen back to post-1978 lows. Given the implosion of the BLS’ January and February data with a 69,000 downward revision, the huge discrepancy between the Household and the Establishment surveys suggests that the March payroll number might be revised downward, miserable as it already is.
| Change from Feb. to March | |
| Employment status | |
| Civilian noninstitutional population | 181 |
| Civilian labor force | -96 |
| Participation rate | -0.1 |
| Employed | 34 |
| Employment-population ratio | 0 |
| Unemployed | -130 |
| Unemployment rate | 0 |
| Not in labor force | 27 |