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US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

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US job growth is likely to pick up in March, as war casts a shadow over the labor market

Written by Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – U.S. job growth may have picked up in March as a health workers’ strike ended and temperatures warmed, but downside risks to the labor market continued to mount due to the ongoing war in the Middle East. The expected return to the pace of last year … Read more

The US job market is likely to shrink this month after a cold March

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The US job market is likely to shrink this month after a cold March

(Bloomberg) — U.S. employment likely rose in March after one of the biggest contractions in wages since the pandemic, extending a series of erratic numbers. Economists estimate 60,000 jobs were added in the month following a decline of 92,000, according to a Bloomberg poll ahead of Friday’s report. The unemployment rate appears stable at 4.4%. … Read more