May 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in April and 211,000 new jobs were created, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday said.
The labor market rebounded from March, in which 79,000 new jobs were created, a weather-related slowdown that was the lowest monthly increase since last spring. The unemployment rate is currently the lowest in a decade, and average wages improved 7 cents per hour, to $26.19 per hour, after a 2 cent increase in March. The data point to a stronger growth by the U.S. economy in the second quarter after a slow first quarter, the Los Angeles Times said Friday.