Breaking: April Jobs Report Disappoints, Falls 800K Short of Projections

U.S. job growth for the month of April fell far below what experts had predicted, as data reported Friday showed an increase of 266,000 jobs, versus an estimate of 1 million.

The U.S. unemployment rate rose slightly from 6.0 percent to 6.1. March's payroll gains were also revised downward by nearly 150,000 jobs, from an initial print of 916,000 to 770,000.

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