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Do weaker U.S. jobs numbers suggest a downshifting economy?

March put an end to a year-long streak of solid U.S. job growth. The Labor Department reported that employers added a net of just 126,000 jobs last month. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Diane Swonk of Mesirow Financial about what’s behind the sluggish growth and whether the report is an anomaly or a sign of a weakening economy.

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