Washington DC | US employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, showing that the American labour market was in solid shape as President Donald Trump embarked on a risky trade war with the rest of the world. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 per cent.
The hiring numbers were up from 117,000 in February and were nearly double the 130,000 that economists had expected. Labour Department revisions shaved 48,000 jobs off January and February payrolls.
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