PANews reported on April 3 that the US added 178,000 non-farm payroll jobs in March, exceeding the market expectation of 60,000 and reaching the highest level since December 2024. This represents a significant improvement from the negative employment growth in the previous month. The previous figure was revised from -92,000 to -133,000. The US unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.3% in March, compared to market expectations of no change at 4.4% and a previous reading of 4.40%.