U.S. hiring kicked into a higher gear in March as employers added a booming 916,000 jobs amid falling COVID-19 cases, a relaxation of business constraints in many states and a growing number of Americans receiving vaccinations.
RELATED: [ Ссылка ]
The unemployment rate dropped from 6.2% to 6%, the lowest in a year, the Labor department said Friday.
The advances, the most since August, were again driven by substantial gains at restaurants and bars, as well as construction and education.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected 643,000 additional job gains. Another positive: Employment gains for January and February were revised up by a total of 156,000.
» Subscribe to USA TODAY: [ Ссылка ]
» Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: [ Ссылка ]
» USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR.
