U.S. adds 196,000 jobs in March, jobless rate holds at 3.8%
07 April 2019 |
9:02 am
U.S. nonfarm payrolls beat estimates with an increase of 196,000 in March, while the unemployment rate held steady at 3.8 percent.
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