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U.S. employers add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April, while unemployment remains low

The war has caused the biggest disruption of global oil supplies in history, but the conflict hasn't done much damage to the American job market so far.

U.S. employers add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April, while unemployment remains low
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According to PBS News’s source item, U.S. employers add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April, while unemployment remains low, The war has caused the biggest disruption of global oil supplies in history, but the conflict hasn’t done much damage to the American job market so far.

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