US added 115K jobs in April, beating expectations - The Hill The U S economy added 115,000 new jobs in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department, beating the expectations of economists The jobless rate held firm at 4 3 percent last m…
115K Jobs Added in April, Blowing Past Expectations In April, 115,000 jobs were added (123K private sector, -8K government) after a stronger showing in March The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4 3 percent while the labor force participation rate dropped again by 0 1 percentage points from 62 percent to 61 8 percent The broadest measure of unemployment (U-6, which adds underemployment to unemployment) increased by 0 2 percentage