Article 4CHKV US jobs report: March bounces back with 196,000 jobs added

US jobs report: March bounces back with 196,000 jobs added

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Dominic Rushe
from Economics | The Guardian on (#4CHKV)

Manufacturing, which has added jobs for 19 consecutive months, lost jobs in March, shedding 6,000 positions

The US added 196,000 jobs in March bouncing back from a sharp drop in February.

The latest figures will be a relief for those concerned that the long economic recovery is running out of steam. But they also contain a worrying wrinkle: manufacturing, which has added jobs for 19 consecutive months, lost jobs in March, shedding 6,000 positions.

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