US economy adds 175k jobs in April, falling short of expectations
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The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs and the jobless rate ticked higher to 3.9 percent in April, according to new Labor Department data released Friday.
After several hotter-than-expected jobs reports, April’s employment gains fell short of economists’ expectations of 240,000 new jobs and a 3.8 percent unemployment rate.
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