March jobs report comes in hot: The US economy added 303,000 positions last month

Job growth remains plentiful at American businesses.

Employers added 303,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The total far surpasses economists’ expectations of 205,000 and for the jobless rate to fall from 3.9% to 3.8%, according to FactSet consensus estimates.