US Job Growth Much Weaker Than Previously Reported According to CNN, the initial released number of positions added from April 2018 to March 2019 <br />has been decreased by 501,000. That means the monthly average during that time is around 170,000. It was previously believed to <br />have been over 200,000 jobs <br />added a month A big part of the revision was in the United States' retail section, which is struggling due to the rise of <br />online shopping. The government initially thought <br />that 32,500 jobs were cut during <br />the year-long stretch. After revisions, it has been revealed that almost 180,000 retail positions <br />were eliminated. It was also previously thought that 434,000 jobs were added into the <br />leisure and hospitality industry. But now that number has been decreased to 260,000.
