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US employers added 192,000 jobs in March; unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7 percent
US employers added 192,000 jobs in March; unemployment rate unchanged at 6.7 percent.
How states fared on unemployment benefit claims
Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 300,000. Claims fell to their lowest point since May 2007_several months before the Great Recession started later that year. The decrease suggests strong momentum for hiring in the coming months.
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