Strong labor numbers are often correlated with increasing wages (if labor is in short support, wages usually go up) but there's no direct connection; labor numbers could be increasing because people are being "forced" (or deciding to go back) into the labor force because the covid subsidies have dried up; those who took time during covid to homeschool, etc.
All of this all of it is just an attempt to measure if people "feel good" about how things are going, or feel bad; and the general consensus seems to be "things aren't great but they're not horrible ... yet".
The other thing to remember is that lots of economic reporting is 'standard spherical cow' type - inflation may be skyrocketing in the exact things that do not affect you - if you work from home in a house you own on a fixed mortgage, then perhaps the gas prices aren't directly affecting you.
If you're a independent trucker renting, then they hit much harder.
All of this all of it is just an attempt to measure if people "feel good" about how things are going, or feel bad; and the general consensus seems to be "things aren't great but they're not horrible ... yet".
The other thing to remember is that lots of economic reporting is 'standard spherical cow' type - inflation may be skyrocketing in the exact things that do not affect you - if you work from home in a house you own on a fixed mortgage, then perhaps the gas prices aren't directly affecting you.
If you're a independent trucker renting, then they hit much harder.