CNN Breaking News: The U.S. economy added 244,000 jobs in April, much higher than expected

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Fri, May 06, 2011 -- 8:34 AM ET
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U.S. Economy Added 244,000 Jobs in April; Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.0%

The United States economy added 244,000 jobs in April, the
Department of Labor said on Friday, as the unemployment rate
rose to 9 percent from 8.8 percent in March.

As has been the case for several months, all of the increase
came from private employers, which added 268,000 jobs, the
report said.

April's numbers exceeded the forecasts of analysts, who had
expected a gain of 185,000 jobs over all, with an increase in
private payrolls of 200,000. The gain for March was revised
to 221,000 from a previously reported 216,000.

The monthly jobs report is a crucial snapshot of the economy
as it tries to move from recovery to expansion, and the April
figures covered a period when several indicators pointed to
signs of weakness.

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It is a crying shame taht we continue to talk about how behind we are in America on education...example...

IF OUR CHILDREN KNEEW THE FOOD THEY EAT DOES NOT COME GROWN IN A GROCERY STORE BUT FROM FIELDS BY PEOPLE DYING FROM NOT HAVING THE RIGHTS TO HAVE A WATER BREAK, FROM CHEMICALS ON THE FOODS BY WAY OF SLAVE LABOR BY "ILLEGALS" BECAUSE 'AMERICANS' WILL NOT WORK OUT THERE IN TAHT HOT WEATHER LIKE THEY DO THEN WE WOULD KNOW SPRING IS WHEN GROWING FOOLS TRIMING FRUIT TRES BEGINS THEREFORE MOER JOBS OPEN UP AT TIS TIME IN AMERICA THAN ANYOTHER TIME...

WHAT A PITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (NUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

SO THANKS JEN FOR THE TEACING MOMENT BLOG FOR OUR YOUTH AND ADULTS. (SMILE)

Jen, if I may, at this very moment our president is on C-Span at a job site talking about the job numbers hike. (smile)