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Business Matters: US Jobs Growth Accelerates

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US Jobs Growth Accelerates in April

06/05/2017 GMT

US Jobs Growth Accelerates

BBC World Service - Business Matters, US Jobs Growth Accelerates

US businesses added 211,000 posts in April.

US jobs growth staged a bigger recovery than expected in April as businesses added 211,000 posts.

Figures from the US Department of Labor showed that the unemployment rate dropped in April. But the rebound in the jobs market could pave the way for the US central bank to raise interest rates, warns Chirs Low of FTN Financial on Wall Street.

The Indian government says it's planning new rules allowing airlines to ban unruly passengers from flying. It follows a steady increase in air rage incidents worldwide, and an incident where MP Ravindra Gaikwad hit an Air India duty manager with his sandal. Charles Leocha from Travelers United.org says it is easy for stress levels to rise on packed planes.

The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, the world's second largest investment bank,  has warned that London "will stall" because of the risks from the Brexit process. He has told the BBC that his firm had "contingency plans" to move people depending on the outcome of the negotiations.

More and more people are being allowed to take their dogs to work, which can have surprising benefits for other employees. Susannah Streeter borrowed a dog and brought it to work with her to investigate.

Susannah is joined throughout the programme by Clive Hunton of ABC in Canberra, Australia.

(Picture: Construction workers in New York Credit:Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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