The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced labor figures for the month of March today. The figures showed that 120K jobs were added in March. The unemployment rate has remained steady at 8.2%. Analysts were expecting 210,000 jobs to be added and had anticipated the unemployment level remaining at 8.3%. The figures today showed the labor market to be increasing below trends seen earlier in the new year. February saw 227,000 jobs added. The ADP payroll projection portrayed figures much higher than today’s release. That report had shown an additional 209,000 jobs in the economy. Despite today’s numbers the labor market…
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