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Robust hiring expected in April's jobs report

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WASHINGTON (AP) - With viral cases declining, consumers spending again and more businesses easing restrictions, America's employers likely delivered another month of robust hiring in April, reinforcing the economy's steady rebound from the pandemic recession.Economists have forecast that the nation added 975,000 jobs last month, according to a survey by FactSet, after adding 916,000 in March, and that the unemployment rate slipped from 6% to 5.8%.

The size of such job gains was essentially unheard-of before the pandemic.The government will issue the April jobs report at 8:30 a.m.

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