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US Employers Added 211,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Fell To 4.4 Percent

Friday 05 May, 2017 Written by 
US Employers Added 211,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Fell To 4.4 Percent

Hiring rebounded in April as US employers added 211,000 jobs, a sign the economy’s sluggish growth in the first three months of the year may prove temporary.

The Labor Department says the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent from 4.5 percent, reaching its lowest level in a decade.