US Employers Add 211,000 Jobs, Unemployment Down to 4.4 Pct

Hiring in the United States rebounded in April as employers added a brisk 211,000 jobs, a sign that the economy's slump in the first three months of the year could prove temporary.   The unemployment rate dipped to 4.4 percent - its lowest point in a decade - from 4.5 percent in March.   The figures suggest that businesses expect consumer demand to rebound after a lackluster first quarter, when Americans increased spending at the slowest pace in seven years, and will need...

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