Jobs report: April job reports 253,000 jobs added

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• Nonfarm payrolls: +253,000 vs. +185,000 expected

• Unemployment rate: 3.4% vs. 3.6% expected

• Average hourly earnings, month-on-month: +0.5% vs. +0.3% expected

• Average hourly earnings, year-on-year: +4.4% vs. +4.2% expected

• Average weekly hours worked: 34.4 vs. 34.4 expected