Job growth tripled expectations and the unemployment rate defied forecasts by declining in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday.
Total seasonally-adjusted nonfarm payroll employment grew by 178,000 in March, surging back from February’s 133,000 decline – and crushing analysts’ expectations of an increase of 60,000.
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