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The unemployment rate edged up to 6.1% in April as job growth slowed

The nation reported a net gain of 266,000 jobs on payrolls in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is the slowest job growth since January and is a fraction of the 770,000 jobs added in March.

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