U.S.: Payroll employment increases by 164,000 in April; unemployment rate edges down to 3.9%
Oniel Edwards2018-05-04T14:42:25-05:00May 4, 2018 Job gains in professional and business services, manufacturing, health care, and mining was sufficient to force the unemployment rate down to 3.9 percent in April 2018, following 6 months at 4.1 percent. For the month total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 164,000. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult