Hiring was much stronger than expected in March, with employers adding roughly three times the number of jobs economists predicted.

The U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report, but underlying data points to a potentially slowing labor market.

The March jobs report marks the first major release of economic data reflecting the period after the start of the Iran war, which has weighed on households and businesses.

Nicer weather and a big healthcare rebound powered a surprising March jobs report. The economy netted 178,000 jobs in March, a sharp turnaround after losing 133,000 just a month earlier. The bulk of those job gains were in just a handful of sectors.

The latest jobs report showed that the US economy likely added 178,000 jobs in March, nearly triple expectations.

The March jobs report is expected to show the U.S. labor market stabilizing last month. But experts say the Iran war has already shifted the economic landscape.

The Labor Department released March's jobs report Friday morning, providing a fuller picture of the state of the job market just as the US-Israel war on Iran began to weigh on the global economy Rice,

The latest jobs report showed that the US economy likely added 178,000 jobs in March, nearly triple expectations.