March Jobs Report Shows Hiring Gradually Cooling

The red-hot labor market cooled some in March, with hiring gains moderating and wage growth easing as more workers sought jobs. Employers added 236,000 workers last month, a historically strong gain but the smallest in more than two years, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5%. More Americans jumped into the labor market in March, helping take pressure off wage increases.

tips

labor：劳动力；工作；就业

gradually：逐渐地（gradual 逐渐的；渐增的；gradu- 步，级）

moderate：中等的；vt. 减轻；缓和（low->moderate->high->extreme）

wage：工资；报偿

ease：安心，安逸；vt. 使安心；减轻；放松

sought：seek 的过去式