Economic Report
Unemployment rate falls to 3.5% from 3.6%
The numbers: The U.S. added a robust 236,000 new jobs in March, defying the Federal Reserve’s hopes for a big slowdown in hiring as the central bank struggles to tame inflation.
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast 238,000 new jobs.
The solid increase in employment last month followed a revised 326,000 gain in February…
