March Jobs Report
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, 04-05-2019 at 08:57 AM (648 Views)
Hiring speeds up as U.S. economy adds 196,000 jobs in March
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The numbers: The U.S. created 196,000 new jobs last month after a swoon in February, an encouraging gain that hints growth in the economy is ready for a revival.
Hiring increased in most major segments of the economy, most notably health care and white-collar firms. The flush of new jobs kept the unemployment rate near a 50-year low of 3.8%, the Labor Department said.