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US unemployment rate holds steady in April

It remained at 3.6% as 428,000 jobs were added to the economy.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Michelle Fleury joins us to explain the latest US unemployment figures. Also in the programme, 2000 trade unions in Sri Lanka have participated in a nation-wide strike, with employees calling in sick and out on the streets across the country. Our reporter Archana Shukla gives us the latest from Colombo. And Martyn Williams has a report about the English film enthusiasts who are working to bring back 35mm projectors. (Image: A help wanted sign in the window of a Los Angeles restaurant. Credit: Patrick T. Fallon/Getty)

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Sat 7 May 2022 00:06GMT

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  • Sat 7 May 2022 00:06GMT