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The Trump economic slump begins. 98, 000 jobs created in March. Expectations were 175,000.
Trump rightfully thumped a dictator who gasses his his own subjects and won a news cycle. It will be forgotten in two weeks:
The Labor Department released hiring and unemployment figures for March. It is the latest official snapshot of the state of the American economy.
The Numbers
• 98,000 jobs were added last month. Economists had been anticipating a gain of about 180,000 jobs for the month.
• The unemployment rate was 4.5 percent, down from 4.7 percent in February.
• The average hourly wage grew by 0.2 percent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/business/economy/job-creation-unemployment-trump.html
The Numbers
• 98,000 jobs were added last month. Economists had been anticipating a gain of about 180,000 jobs for the month.
• The unemployment rate was 4.5 percent, down from 4.7 percent in February.
• The average hourly wage grew by 0.2 percent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/business/economy/job-creation-unemployment-trump.html