March 2016 Jobs Report
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U.S. gains 215,000 jobs in March; unemployment rises to 5 percentU.S. employers notched another solid month of hiring in March, adding 215,000 jobs. The improvement was driven by large gains in the construction, retail and health care industries.
From the Left
U.S. Kept Up Pace of Hiring in March, Adding 215,000 JobsAmericans are going back to work.
Powered by a burst of hiring in recent months and an uptick in wages, the huge army of workers that had been on the sidelines of the recovery is slowly returning to the job market.
The Labor Department said on Friday the proportion of Americans in the labor force crept up slightly to 63 percent — the highest level in two years. Although still well below where it should be, that represents a move in the right direction and extends a trend that began...
From the Center
Strong U.S. jobs report unlikely to sway cautious FedU.S. employment increased solidly in March and wages rebounded, underscoring the economy's resilience, but the Federal Reserve is expected to remain cautious in raising interest rates this year due to slowing global growth.
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