The latest Employment Situation news release

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The latest Employment Situation news release
([url]http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf[/url])
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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The unemployment rate rose from 4.8 to 5.1 percent in March, and nonfarm payroll
employment continued to trend down (-80,000). Employment fell in construction
and manufacturing, while health care, food services, and mining added jobs.
Average hourly earnings rose by 5 cents, or 0.3 percent.