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It's Jobs Friday.
Huzzah!
Yes, it's that time of the month when we get one of the best indicators of the health of the U.S. Economy.
How many jobs are being created?
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says 115,000 jobs were added in April.
The unemployment rate stayed at 4.3 percent.
And in these uncertain times, it 's helpful to drill deeper into specific industries,
like the information industry, which includes tech and media.
The information industry lost 13,000 jobs.