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News Wrap: Unemployment rate hits lowest since 2000

President Trump says the details are set for his planned meeting with Kim Jong Un.

05/04/2018

PBS News Hour

News Wrap: Unemployment rate hits lowest since 2000

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President Trump says the details are set for his planned meeting with Kim Jong Un.

In our news wrap Friday, the unemployment rate slipped to 3.9 percent as U.S. employers added 164,000 jobs in April, according to the Labor Department. Also, President Trump says the details are set for his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but would not say what they are.

05/04/2018

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