EconomyThe unemployment rate also dips to 4.3 percent to cap off a volatile first quarter.A hiring sign at the Fashion Center at Pentagon City shopping mall in Arlington, Va., on Jan 3, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch TimesAndrew Moran4/3/2026|Updated: 4/3/20260:00The U.S. economy closed out a quarter marked by whiplash in the labor market, as hiring surged one month and sagged the next.Employers added 178,000 new jobs in March, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on April 3.
