U.S. employers add 428,000 jobs04:31

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The Labor Department reported Friday that employers in the U.S. added 428,000 jobs, equal to the revised hiring numbers for March.

The unemployment rate remains at 3.6%, its lowest level in more than two years.

Here & Now's Jane Clayson speaks with Michael Regan, senior editor at Bloomberg News.