Businesses Add Only 115,000 Jobs In April; Unemployment 8.1%

AP
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April jobs report Labor Department
April jobs report Labor Department

By Paul Wiseman

WASHINGTON -- Businesses added only 115,000 jobs in April, another weak month of job creation, but the unemployment rate came down to 8.1 percent from 8.2 percent.

Previous months' payroll numbers were revised upward. The Labor Department said 154,000 jobs were added in March, versus the 120,000 estimated a month ago, and 259,000 jobs in February.

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