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The Labor Department on Friday will release its April employment report, which is expected to show a continued slowdown in hiring as pandemic-era growth sectors revert to normal levels of activity and interest rate increases take the air out of business expansions.
Forecasters estimate that the economy added 180,000 jobs last month, which would be a marked step down from the monthly average of 345,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2023 — but…
