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Payroll employment edges up by 115,000 in April; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%

Total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. Job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline.

PRIMARY SOURCEU.S. BLS · Employment SituationOpen original source →OPEN IN MARKET MEMORY →

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