American Hiring Bounces Back in March
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American Hiring Bounces
Back in March The U.S. added 196,000 jobs this past month, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.8%. The 2019 first-quarter average is
180,000 jobs created per month, a decrease from the 223,000 per month average of 2018. Economists have been expecting
a job slowdown for 2019. Sean Snaith, UCF Institute for Economic Forecasting,
via CNN Wages grew 3.2% for the year, short of the 3.4% expected by economists. Paul Ashworth, Capital Economics Chief U.S. Economist, via statement
Back in March The U.S. added 196,000 jobs this past month, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.8%. The 2019 first-quarter average is
180,000 jobs created per month, a decrease from the 223,000 per month average of 2018. Economists have been expecting
a job slowdown for 2019. Sean Snaith, UCF Institute for Economic Forecasting,
via CNN Wages grew 3.2% for the year, short of the 3.4% expected by economists. Paul Ashworth, Capital Economics Chief U.S. Economist, via statement