Jobs report reveals US economy added 115,000 jobs last month

It's Jobs Report Friday, and we have some good news: the US economy added 115,000 jobs last month! That's nearly double the 65,000 that were expected in April. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent last month. University of St. Thomas Economist Tyler Schipper talks about it with L.A.'s Morning News.

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