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U.S. economy adds 115,000 jobs in April, far exceeding economists' expectations

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published May 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM PDT
Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store, in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Nam Y. Huh/AP
Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store, in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Employers added 115,000 jobs in April, according to the Labor Department, approximately doubling economists’ expectations.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan discusses the April jobs report with Mike Regan, managing editor at Bloomberg News.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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