March jobs report: US economy adds 178,000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 4.3% in surprise turnaround
The US economy added 178,000 jobs in March, soaring past expectations, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.3%. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected a gain of 65,000 jobs, reversing February’s drop. That month’s loss grew even bigger with revisions: from 9…