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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin and Eric Garcia

US added 151,000 jobs last month but sees unemployment tick up in first report on Trump’s economy

The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs last month, nearly 10,000 less than economists predicted, while unemployment was up slightly in the first report of President Donald Trump’s administration.

Unemployment rose to 4.1 percent, above the 4 percent expected, according to the Labor Department’s February jobs report, published Friday morning.

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