US job creation tumbles in March
Published Fri, Apr 7, 2017 · 01:03 PM
[WASHINGTON] The US unemployment rate fell in March to 4.5 per cent, its lowest level in nearly 10 years, but job creation tumbled unexpectedly, government data showed Friday.
After months of pumping out new jobs at a steady clip, the world's largest economy added only 98,000 net new positions, the Labour Department reported - a figure far below analyst expectations.
AFP
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