April's report shows the U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs, with the unemployment rate remaining at 4.5%, with health care leading overall gains.

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The U.S. economy added 115,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate held at 4.3%, the Labor Department said on Friday. Why it matters: Employers kept hiring through the Iran war's energy shock,

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.

Positive April job growth and a steady unemployment rate could shift the Fed's focus back to fighting inflation, even as labor market risks persist.

America’s employers a delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war

The US economy created 115,000 jobs in April as businesses kept hiring despite the economic fallout from the US-Israel war in Iran. The increase was stronger than expected, with the total almost twice as much as economists had forecast.

Hiring blew past forecasts in April, following solid gains in March that have begun to offset recent employment declines.