U.S. Department of the Treasury

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2007-5-4-8-49-41-14490

The Labor Department today announced that 88,000 jobs were created in April. Our economy has now added jobs for 44 straight months and the unemployment rate remains low at 4.5%. We see hopeful signs that growth will pick up through the year; business investment looks set to rebound, consumer spending is sustaining growth and strong global activity should propel exports going forward, said Asst Sec Swagel.

• U.S. Economic Strength

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