Economics
Hiring Boom Fizzles as Companies Adjust to Slower U.S. Growth
Weaker U.S. Jobs Report May Spur Fed Consideration
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America’s employment boom fizzled in March.
Payrolls increased by 126,000 workers last month, the smallest gain since December 2013 and weaker than the most pessimistic forecast in a Bloomberg survey, a report from the Labor Department in Washington showed Friday. The advance over the prior 12 months averaged 269,000.