US NFP Beats Strongly at 178k, Unemployment Falls as Wage Growth Misses.US labor market showed strong resilience in March, with non-farm payrolls rising 178k, far above expectations of 48k. The solid gain more than offset the downward revision in February, which was revised from -92k to -133k, while January's figure was revised higher from 126k to 160k, reinforcing a volatile hiring trend.