US adds 916,000 jobs in March
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Sat, Apr 3 2021 12:27 IST |
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Washington, April 3 : US employers added 916,000 jobs in March, with the unemployment rate edging down to 6.0 per cent, the Labor Department reported.
Job growth was widespread in the month, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, public and private education, and construction, according to the report released on Friday by the Department s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 280,000, as pandemic-related restrictions eased in many parts of the country, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying.
Will India benefit under new US trade Czar Katherine Tai?
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Mahua Venkatesh ( IANS) |
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Tue, Dec 15 2020 20:51 IST |
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New Delhi, Dec 15 : As American-Chinese Katherine Tai gears up to take over as US trade representative (USTR) in January under president-elect Joe Biden, the focus has swiftly shifted on her and the possible changes that she could introduce measures to boost the coronavirus-battered economy amid a rapidly changing world order. Tai, also a well-known trade lawyer, has promised to be an advocate for American workers indicating that the US, at least on surface, is likely to continue with the broader protectionist contours under the America First dictum outlined by outgoing President Donald Trump.