WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a solid 178,000 jobs in November, reflecting the steady economy President-elect Donald Trump will inherit. And the unemployment rate hit a nine-year low of 4.6 percent, though mainly because many people stopped looking for jobs and were no longer counted as unemployed. Even so, Friday’s report from the Labor Department reflected a resilient job market that is helping drive the U.S.

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    In Southwest Florida, the construction and government sectors added the most jobs in March over the year. Regionally, unemployment stood at 3.4%.
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  • As the U.S. adds jobs, Illinois continues to lag in unemployment numbers
    Illinois and the rest of the country added jobs in March, but the state’s unemployment rate is not improving. The economy added 303,000 jobs in March, ne ...
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  • Employers added 303,000 jobs in March, surging past economic forecasts
    Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected businesses had added 200,000 jobs last month. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.8%, the U.S. Department of Labor said on Friday. "Today's jobs numbers ...
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    On Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said an upside of increased immigration has enabled the US economy to add more ... closely watched jobs report also showed that the unemployment ticked ...
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