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Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring
Employers add 263,000 jobs, unemployment rate drops to five-decade low of 3.6%
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In this March 7, 2019, photo visitors to the Pittsburgh veterans job fair meet with recruiters at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. On Friday, May 3, the U.S. government issues the April jobs report. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON — Hiring accelerated and pay rose at a solid pace in April, setting the stage for healthy U.S. economic growth to endure despite fears of a slowdown earlier this year.
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