Is fueling American prosperity. The economy added 172,000 new private sector jobs to kick off the year. That's more than two and a half times economists predictions. The labor force participation rate went up while the unemployment rate fell. The prime age labor force participation rate is now at its highest since 2001. (00:02–00:10)
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Asserts that 172,000 new private sector jobs were added at the start of the year.
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