05-08-2016, 11:00 AM
Unemployment unchanged as hiring slows
U.S. employment growth slowed in April as the economy added 160,000 jobs, the smallest increase since September. The jobless rate held steady at 5 percent, but the government said the labor force participation rate decreased and the employment-population ratio edged down. The Washington Post said a thinning of the labor force is a bad sign
U.S. employment growth slowed in April as the economy added 160,000 jobs, the smallest increase since September. The jobless rate held steady at 5 percent, but the government said the labor force participation rate decreased and the employment-population ratio edged down. The Washington Post said a thinning of the labor force is a bad sign
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