U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls rose 211K, unemployment rate fell to 4.4%
​Nonfarm payrolls rose 211K in April (above forecasts) with private payrolls up 194K. The unemployment rate fell to 4.4% from 4.5%. Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% in April but year-over-year wage growth slowed to 2.5% from 2.6%. The April employment report answers some of the questions raised by the soft payrolls print for March.
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