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US DATA: Overall Mar payroll +103k, much lower than the +195k expected, 
the unemp rate steady at 4.1%, and hourly earnings as expected at +0.3%
(+0.2992%) m/m and +2.7% y/y. 
- Private jobs +102k, much lower than the +200k expected and following 
-50k net revision to Jan-Feb jobs.
- Unemp rate still 4.1%, but unrounded came very close to 4.0% (4.0708% 
from 4.1415%), with participation rate down to 62.9%. U-6 unemployment 
rate fell 0.2% to 8.0%.
- Within payrolls, there were stronger gains for manufacturing (+22k), 
health care and social assistance (+34k), and professional and business 
services (+33k), however there was weakness in construction (-15k) and 
retail (-4k).

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