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Unemployment Rate Drops To 4.4 Percent, Economy Adds 211,000 Jobs

The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department has stronger numbers for April than expected, after a weak report in March.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Mike Regan (@Reganonymous) of Bloomberg News about what's behind the boost, how much lower the unemployment rate can go and what these numbers mean for the economy overall.

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