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Despite mass layoffs, there are still lots of jobs out there. Here's where

Mass layoffs have dominated the headlines as huge companies shed hundreds and thousands of workers. But the economy is still adding jobs – 236,000 last month alone.
The most recent jobs report shows the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March.

Mass layoffs have dominated the headlines as huge companies shed hundreds of thousands of workers.

But the economy is still adding jobs – 236,000 last month alone. And many industries are struggling to snap workers up.

NPR's Juana Summers spoke with Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board — a nonprofit think tank — to find out what jobs are still hot.

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