Jobs Back on Radar as Second Quarter Begins With a Spending Tailwind


Heading into February, the economy created an average of 230,000 jobs a month. Then came March and the Labor Department’s number for February surged to 275,000, blowing past estimates.

This Friday, the government will report the number of jobs created in March, and expectations are for a decline from February’s outsized gain, to around 200,000. So, the question this week for the economy and markets is whether the number will again surprise to the upside. Read the full article...

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