The US economy likely added 60,000 jobs in March 2026, partially reversing the 92,000 decline recorded in February, when a strike weighed on employment. Around 31,000 striking nurses at Kaiser Permanente in California and Hawaii returned to work in late February, which should support a rebound in healthcare payrolls in March. Employment growth is also expected to recover in construction, as well as in leisure and hospitality, following weather-related declines during the winter. The jobs report is also projected to show the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.4%. Meanwhile, wages likely increased by 0.3% month-on-month, after rising 0.4% in February. On an annual basis, wage growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.7%, from 3.8% in the previous month.