April 2018 saw job gains in healthcare, manufacturing, mining, and professional and business services. Healthcare job growth continued to increase steadily, adding 24,400 jobs in April and more than 305,000 jobs in the last 12 months. The national unemployment rate changed for the first time in six months, falling from 4.1% to 3.9%. Healthcare unemployment saw a similar decrease from 2.6% in March to 2.3% in April.
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