Employment in the United States expanded by 178,000 in March and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent.
Economists had forecast the economy would add 59,000 workers and the unemployment rate would hold steady at 4.4 percent. The prior month’s estimate of a decline of 92,000 was revised even further into negative territory to a drop of 133,000.
The February jobs figures were pulled down by a large strike in the healthcare sector. March saw that reverse, with the sector adding 76,000 workers in the month. Over the past 12 months, the sector has added an average of 29,000 each month.
Construction employment jumped by 26,000. Transportation and…
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