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Vol. 5 Num 1039 Sat. May 05, 2007  
   
Business


US adds 88,000 jobs in April


US employers added 88,000 jobs in April, the government said Friday in a sign of weaker-than-expected economic activity.

The unemployment rate ticked up a notch to 4.5 percent from 4.4 percent a month earlier, the Labor Department said.