American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring marked a turnaround from the loss of 133,

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New jobs grew while unemployment held firm in the United States in March with 178,000 nonfarm payrolls added, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.