Job growth totaled 303,000 in March, better than expected, and unemployment was 3.8%

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in March in a sign of continued acceleration for what has been a bustling and resilient labor market.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 303,000 for the month, well above expectations for an increase of 200,000 and higher than the downwardly revised 270,000 gain in February, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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