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    Spring Letdown: Hiring Slows In April, Raising New Challenges For Economy

    U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs last month, far fewer than analysts had expected. The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.
    by Scott Horsley May 07, 2021 2 minutes
    A "We are hiring" sign is paired with a pandemic-themed sign in the window of a store in Miami. Restaurants and other in-person businesses are looking to hire more workers at a time when some are wary of returning to work or are busy with caregiving.
    Updated May 7, 2021 at 8:49 AM ET

    Hiring unexpectedly slowed last month as businesses struggled to keep pace with booming demand from newly vaccinated customers.

    U.S. employers added just 266,000 jobs in April, according to a monthly snapshot from the Labor Department. It was the weakest month of job growth since January.

    The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%, from

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