According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, Milwaukee’s labor market added 3,800 nonfarm payrolls from March to April. However, the region lost 2,000 nonfarm payrolls, or 0.2%, year over year, marking the first annual contraction since March 2021 and a distinct slowdown compared to the region's average annual growth rate of 0.8% from 2015 to 2019.