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US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation

Brittany Dotson explains job opportunities at 0 Percent to job seekers at the Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Miami. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Hannah Niapas talks to Rodrigo Zuniga about job opportunities at Blockchain.com, during the Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Miami. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Marlon Pacheco interviews Valentina Alonso for a job opening at ShiftPixy, a workforce management platform, at Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Miami. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Lauren Rosario shows Anthony Gratta the job openings at Kaseya, an IT software company, during the Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Miami. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A signs seeking employees by the company Majority is displayed at the Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Miami. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Diego Osorio, center, with ChenMed, talks to a job seeker at the Venture Miami Tech Hiring Fair Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Miami. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Morton Grove, Ill., Thursday, April 28, 2022. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) A hiring sign is displayed in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, May 5, 2022. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) A hiring sign is displayed at a home improvement store in Northbrook, Ill., Thursday, May 5, 2022. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) A hiring sign is displayed at a home improvement store in Northbrook, Ill., Thursday, May 5, 2022. America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, the Russian war against Ukraine and much higher borrowing costs. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation