Jobs Up 263,000 in April 2019, Unemployment Falls to 3.6%, a 49-year Low

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – The economy generated a stronger than expected 263,000 new jobs in April, helping to drive down the unemployment rate to a 49-year low of 3.6%. The increase in new jobs easily topped the 217,000 MarketWatch forecast. The jobless rate slid from 3.8% in March to hit the lowest level since December 1969. The average wage paid to American workers rose 6 cents, or 0.2%, to $27.77 an hour. The 12-month rate of hourly wage gains was unchanged at 3.2%. Hours worked each week fell 0.1 hour

Source: U.S. creates 263,000 jobs in April, unemployment falls to 3.6% – MarketWatch