288,000 jobs in April By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias May 2, 2014, 8:31am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: 288,000 jobs in April Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Payroll employment rises 288,000 in April; unemployment rate falls to 6.3% http://t.co/5HLT6U18ZT #JobsReport #BLSdata — BLS-Labor Statistics (@BLS_gov) May 2, 2014 In This Stream May Jobs Day Labor Secretary Tom Perez on April's jobs numbers 288,000 jobs in April Census IG says nobody juked the stats View all 19 stories Next Up In The Latest The Latest What’s in the debt ceiling deal, and why it matters, explained By Andrew Prokop, Dylan Scott, and 4 more The potential fallout from drone attacks in Moscow By Nicole Narea The Republican revolt over the debt limit deal, explained By Li Zhou Uganda’s extreme anti-LGBTQ legislation, explained By Ellen Ioanes Play Why fake punches in movies look real By Edward Vega One of the world’s most controversial philosophers explains himself By Dylan Matthews