At the same time, the US Department of Labor said the unemployment
rate dropped to a seven-year low of 5.4%, as against 5.5% the previous
month.
Big gains in the service sector helped to offset weakness in mining,
The total was a big improvement on March's payroll figures, which were revised to show a gain of just 85,000 jobs.
Investors are expected to pay close attention to these figures. Many
believe the Federal Reserve will take recent signs that the economy is
improving as a signal to raise interest rates as soon as next month.
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