Washington, Apr 4 (AP) US employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labour market continues to show resilience as President Donald Trump wages trade wars, purges federal workers and deports immigrants working in the United States illegally.

The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2 per cent.

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The hiring numbers were up from 117,000 in February and were nearly double the 130,000 that economists had expected. (AP)

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