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U.S. Job Growth Bounces Back; Unemployment at 10-Year Low

An impressive 211,000 jobs were added last month, bringing the three-month average up to 174,000.

The unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, down from 4.5 percent in March and the lowest rate in more than 10 years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/b...mployment.html

It was another day of mixed action with the Dow dipping 6-points on Thursday and the small caps lagging again on the downside, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied back from early losses to close just north of break-even.

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