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Jobs added in April fall short of expectationsPosted by RJ and Makay on May 04, 2012 |
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The U.S. economy added 115,000 non-farm payroll jobs in April and the unemployment rate ticked down to 8.1% from 8.2% the previous month, the Labor Department reported today. The number fell short of economists’ expectations that had forecast a gain of 163,000 jobs. The slight improvement in the unemployment rate was attributed to an increase in the number of people who stopped looking for work.
The U.S. economy added 120,000 non-farm payroll jobs in March and the unemployment rate ticked down to 8.2%, the Labor Department said today. The increase was less than the mean forecast by Bloomberg News Survey, which called for a 205,000 rise in job numbers. The private sector added 121,000 last month, compared to 233,000 in February. Government payrolls declined by 1,000.
The nation’s economy added 227,000 non-farm payroll jobs in February as the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3%, the U.S. Labor Department reported today. It marked the third consecutive month of job gains above 200,000. Job numbers for January and December were also better than previously reported, revised upward to 284,000 and 223,000 respectively.
