Tag: labor department
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US adds 311,000 New Jobs last Month
Employers added 311,000 jobs last month, a cooler but still strong increase following a revised 504,000 gain in January, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate rose to 3.6% last month from January’s 3.4% as more people sought work. More Americans ages 25 to 54 jumped into the labor force, and according to Jobs Interface’s CEO, Terry…