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Job growth may not be showing super strength, but it’s at least steady, according to The Associated Press.

The news source reported the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs during April, helping to lower the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent, based on data from the Labor Department. This marks the lowest rate of unemployment since May 2008.

This news comes at an ideal time, as the first quarter of 2015 was less than stellar in terms of U.S. economic recovery.

Franchises are seeing their fair share of job growth, with Pita Pit’s franchise, U.S. President Corey Bowman telling the AP his company is hiring and expanding, and doing so without having to pay higher wages.

"I haven't noticed any change in terms of what you have to pay to get people," Bowman said.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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