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Job seekers line up for a job fair at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP
The Blowout U.S. Jobs Report for April in Two Simple Charts
The big picture shows workforce growth, but federal government losses.
The U.S. economy added 288,000 jobs in April, exceeding expectations. The unemployment rate fell to 6.3% , a five-and-a-half year low. Here’s the breakdown of employment status for all Americans age 16 and above:
Here’s what job creation and loss looked like in various industries last month:
Reprinted with permission from Quartz . The original story can be found here .
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