market. april s surprising jobs report. all this coming in right here to cnn news central. all right, surprising and impressive jobs numbers just in this morning from the labor department. employers added 253,000 jobs last month. that is a lot more than the 180,000 that were expected. the unemployment rate also dropped slightly, now 3.4%, it s down from 3.5%, and 3.4% is like the lowest level it s been since 1969. this report comes just two days after the fed raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time, all in an effort to rein in inflation. rahel solomon is with us. these are good numbers. these are good numbers and the labor market continues to defy expectations. 253,000 jobs added in the month of april. as you said, stronger than almost every economist that was polled was expecting. also stronger than the months prior. i want to put that 253,000 in perspective. we did get downward revisions for the prior two months so stronger than that, but you can see this i
of course, there will be heads of state and foreign royals there. you would expect them to be on such a big state occasion, but i think the king has made sure this ceremony is as modern and as inclusive as it possibly can be given it s following 1,000 years of ritual tradition. thank you for joining us from buckingham palace. what a scene we re seeing live now. all of the motorcade is all backed up there, and you see people waiting. kate. that is a motorcade. so for the massive crowds gearing up to catch a glimpse of the new king, it s also looking like they need to prepare for the weather at the very same time. tomorrow s coronation could be a washout. allison chinchara is taking a look at this, tracking the weather and rain moving in. what s it looking like? reporter: full meaning of rain on your parade may come to fruition tomorrow. unfortunately for a lot of those people standing outside hoping to catch a glimpse. when we look at today, we have already had some showers kind