U.S. job growth tops forecasts in April, extending resilient streak as labor market defies slowdown, BLS reports.
Job creation was better than expected in April, as the U.S. labor market continued to defy expectations for a slowdown this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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