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US Jobs Data in April: Reading between the Lines

US Jobs Data in April: Reading between the Lines

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released US jobs data for April 2018 on May 4. The data was mixed. The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in April. While economists were expecting 192,000 payroll additions, actual additions came in at 164,000. The job gains in April came from manufacturing, healthcare, and the professional and business services sector.