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Poor US Jobs Report Sends Dollar Reeling
The US March employment report makes for dismal reading. Job growth collapsed to 126k, the least monthly total since December 2013. Adding insult to injury, there was a 69k downward revision to this year's job growth. The average work week slipped 0.1%, which may not sound like much suggests a significant drag on output. One of the few bright spots in this otherwise poor report was the 0.3% rise in hourly earnings. Yet, the 2.1% year-over-year pace is still disappointing relative to past cycles. The participation rate eased back to 62.7%. The unemployment rate was flat at 5.5%, but the underemployment rate slipped to ... (full story)
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