Employers added 236,000 jobs in March, marking solid growth in labor market

Photo caption: A pedestrian passes a “Help Wanted” sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. Photo credit: REUTERS / Brian Snyder. Article by Paul Wiseman, Associated Press. PBS News Hour – April 7, 2023.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, reflecting a resilient labor market and suggesting that the Federal Reserve may see the need to keep raising interest rates in the coming months. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, not far above the 53-year low of […]

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