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The U.S. labor market shifted into a higher gear in March as the nation made progress in an effort to put the pandemic in the rear-view mirror.

Economists project a government report will show the largest employment increase in months as vaccinations increase and economic activity, including robust manufacturing, picks up. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists is for the unemployment rate to fall to 6% as nonfarm payrolls rise 643,000.