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Happened as dated, per cnbc.com[1]: "…ollowing the jobs report. " Wall Street opened sharply higher following the jobs news, with the Dow…"Nonfarm payrolls increased 253,000 for April, beating Wall Street estimates for growth of 180,000.
The unemployment rate was 3.4% against an estimate for 3.6% and tied for the lowest level since 1969.
Average hourly earnings rose 0.5% for the month and increased 4.4% from a year ago, both higher than expected.
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