The unemployment rate held at 4.3 percent in April, according to a Labor Department report. But the effects of the Iran war are only beginning to emerge.
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A restaurant in Niles, Illinois, advertises for workers on April 7. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Employers added 115,000 jobs in April, notching a strong gain for the economy as it faces headwinds from soaring fuel prices, tariffs and immigration restrictions.
