Introduction

The U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5%. Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin break down the Labor Department’s latest data and what it means for investors and for the Federal Reserve’s rate hiking journey. CNBC’s Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli join SMBC Nikko Securities America Chief Economist Joe Lavorgna and former Labor Department Chief Economist Betsey Stevenson to digest the report. 

In this episode:

Steve Liesman, @steveliesman

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick

Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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