April Nonfarm Payrolls Rise 138,000

According to a MarketWatch story, while job growth slowed in April, wage growth took off, the Labor Department said Friday.

The unemployment rate remains at 4.7%; average hourly earnings, however, increased 9 cents, or 0.5%, to $16.61 — the biggest increase seen since October.

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