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288,000 Net Jobs Created in April

More good economic news today as the Bureau of Labor statistics released their latest job statistics. The preliminary April number was +288,000 net new jobs, which was higher than expected. The BLS also revised upwards the March number to +337,000 net new jobs created.

Summary

Unemployment was slightly lower at 5.6%, the number of unemployed dropped by 118,000 in April.