Published 2 years ago

U.S. job growth solid in March; unemployment rate falls to 3.6%

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Employers have added at least 400,000 jobs for 11 straight months. Job openings are at a near-record level, and applications for unemployment benefits have dropped to near their lowest point since 1969. Americans increased their spending by just 0.2% in February, down from a much larger gain in January.

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Times of India

Another solid month of US hiring expected despite obstacles - ETHRWorld

Economists surveyed by the data firm FactSet expect the Labor Department's jobs report for March to show that employers added 478,000 jobs and that th..

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

US adds 431,000 jobs as hiring spree cuts unemployment rate to 3.6%

Country posts 11th consecutive month of 400,000-plus gains, with labor force now just 174,000 below pre-pandemic level

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

U.S. unemployment rate drops to 3.6% as labor market rapidly tightens

U.S. employers maintained a brisk pace of hiring in March, driving the unemployment rate to a new two-year low of 3.6% while also boosting wages, resulting in a further tightening of labor market conditions and opening the door to a hefty 50 basis points interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve in May.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

US added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health

America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic and the highest inflation in 40 years.

2 years ago·United States

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