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US jobs data show some scars from recession finally healing
Employers add 211,000 jobs in April
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In this Nov. 20, 2015, photo, a UPS employee works inside the company's Worldport hub in Louisville, Ky. On Friday, the U.S. government issued the April jobs report, indicating a burst of hiring as employers added 211,000 jobs. - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A burst of hiring in April provided reassurance for the U.S. economy after a slow start to the year: Job growth returned to a healthy pace. Unemployment hit a decade low. And the number of part-time workers who want full-time jobs reached its lowest point in nine years.
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