Better hiring was led by strong gains in the health care and leisure and hospitality sectors, and payrolls increased in construction and mining
WASHINGTON—Hiring in the U.S. sprang back in March and the unemployment rate remained at a historically low level, underscoring that the labor market remains a source of strength for the economy.
Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 196,000 in March, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.8% last month, just above a 49-year low of 3.7% touched last fall. Average hourly wages for private-sector workers grew 3.2% from a year earlier.
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