Breaking: US Nonfarm Payrolls rise by 236,000 in March vs. 240,000 expected

The data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Friday that Nonfarm Payrolls rose by 236,000 in March. This reading came in slightly lower than the market expectation of 240,000 and followed February's print of 326,000 (revised from 311,000).

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