May 6, 2011
Unemployment Up, Jobs Added
The national unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in April, while nonfarm payroll rose by 244,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment had edged down from 9 percent in January, to 8.9 percent in February and 8.8 percent in March. While the number of people who had been unemployed for less than five weeks rose by 242,000 in April, the ranks of the long-term unemployed, with 27 weeks or more out of work, shrank by 283,000.
Employment rose in most industries, including retail, professional and business services, health care and manufacturing, while public sector jobs declined.
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