U.S. Employers Added 303,000 Jobs in 39th Straight Month of Growth
Another month, another rise in better-than-expected employment gains. Employers added a seasonally adjusted 303,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department reported Friday, and the unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent from 3.9 percent in February. Expectations of a recession that were once widespread among experts are now becoming increasingly rare. It was the 39th consecutive…