This story about the April 2026 jobs report is developing and will be updated with further details.The U.S. economy added jobs at a modest pace in April amid uncertainty surrounding the impact of conflict in the Middle East on the labor market.The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday reported that employers added 115,000 jobs in April. That figure is above the estimates of economists polled by LSEG, who predicted a gain of 62,000 jobs.The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, which was in line with the expectations of LSEG economists.Revisions were made to the payroll numbers for the prior tw...
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