The economy added 431,000 jobs in March, in line with expectations. Revisions to the prior two months data added 95,000 jobs to  January and February growth, bringing the three month average to 562,000. Total employment is now down by 1.6 million from the pre-pandemic level. The strong job growth brought unemployment down to 3.6 percent, More

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