Household Survey Shows A YTD Loss Of 1.4M Jobs

SchiffGold4.4K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(5min)CommentsSummaryThe jobs report showed a gain of 178k jobs for the month of March. While that beat expectations, it will most likely be revised down in future months.YTD, the Headline Report shows a gain of 205k jobs, whereas the Household Survey shows a loss of 1.4M jobs.When looking at the last 12-month trend, every job category was above trend except for Other. As for the trend, 5 of 8 categories are actually negative over the last year. Lacheev/iStock via Getty Images Originally published on April 4, 2026 The analysis below covers the employment picture released on the first Friday of every month. While most of the attention goes to the Headline Report, it can be helpful to lookThis article was written bySchiffGold4.4K FollowersFollowSchiffGold is a full-service, discount precious metals dealer specializing in investment-grade gold and silver bullion. We offer a range of related services, from vault storage partners to physical gold IRAs. Renowned investor Peter Schiff founded SchiffGold in 2010 to provide a trustworthy source of bullion for his brokerage clients. Peter has always advised long-term investment in physical precious metals as an inflation-proof store of value. Unfortunately, he found far too many gold buyers were getting swindled by big companies pushing numismatics at high markups. SchiffGold is his answer — an honest gold dealer that sells only the most liquid bullion products in the world at the lowest possible prices.