Private Sector Adds 179,000 Jobs In April

Private sector adds 179,000 jobs in April

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. private employers added 179,000 jobs in April, while payrolls for March were revised up modestly, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

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