Unemployment Drops To 3.6%, 263,000 Jobs Added, Showing Economy Remains Strong
“U.S. employers added a better-than-expected 263,000 jobs in April, as the nearly decade-old economic expansion shows no signs of slowing. And the unemployment rate dropped to 3.6 % — the lowest in nearly 50 years. A monthly snapshot from the Labor Department showed solid hiring in services, construction and health care.”