Jobs Report: Hiring Revved Up Before Oil-Price Surge, But Is It Real? S&P 500 Futures Fall (Live Coverage)

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The March jobs report blew away Wall Street's expectations of tepid hiring, while the unemployment rate fell. A strong report could increase the odds of a prolonged pause in Federal Reserve rate cuts, no matter what course the Iran war takes. The drop in the unemployment rate came for a bad reason: 396,000 workers exited the labor force, meaning they're no longer working or looking for work.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on April 3, 2026.
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