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U.S. employers add 428,000 jobs

The Labor Department reported Friday that employers in the U.S. added 428,000 jobs, equal to the revised hiring numbers for March.

The unemployment rate remains at 3.6%, its lowest level in more than two years.

Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson speaks with Michael Regan, senior editor at Bloomberg News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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