Employment Trends Index Rose in April

Report indicates strong job growth throughout the summer

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index continued to rise in April.

Last month’s reading was 108.08 compared with March’s downward-revised reading of 107.37. The index rose 4.9% compared with a year ago.

Gad Levanon, North America chief economist at the Conference Board, said in prepared remarks that the upward trend indicates that job...