( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “interest rate hikes.” America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March. [CutID: <Cuts> JOBLESS-RATE-house-q-FRIam.mp3 Time: 22s Title: JOBLESS-RATE-house-q-FRIam Out-cue: interest rate hikes] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. With the nation’s consumers continuing to spend, many employers have kept hiring to meet steady customer demand. The unemployment rate […]
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US employers added a surprisingly robust 303,000 jobs in March in a sign of economic strength
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “interest rate hikes.”
America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March.
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Out-cue: interest rate hikes]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. With the nation’s consumers continuing to spend, many employers have kept hiring to meet steady customer demand. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.8% from 3.9% in February.
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VERBATIM: Employers added 303,000 workers to their payrolls. Last month’s job growth was up from a revised 270,000 in February and well above the 200,000 economists had forecast. The increase reflected the economy’s ability to withstand the pressure of high borrowing costs resulting from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.