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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Michael Sainato

US jobs market better than expected even as hiring slowed in April

Protestors demonstrate during a May Day Workers Unite! march in Los Angeles, California.
Protestors demonstrate during a May Day Workers Unite! march in Los Angeles, California. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

Hiring in the US slowed in April, according to official figures, with the workforce adding 177,000 jobs as Donald Trump’s aggressive trade strategy clouded the economic outlook.

As the White House pressed ahead with sweeping tariffs on overseas imports, claiming this would revitalize the US economy, employers across the country continued to add jobs at a steady pace.

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