U.S. Economy Adds 196,000 Jobs in March
Saturday, April 06, 2019
The gain comes a month after the Labor Department revised the February numbers to 33,000 from the previous number of 20,000.
The March unemployment rate was 3.8 percent, the same as in February.
Wages Increase
According to the Labor Department, average hourly earnings in March were 3.2 percent higher than they were a year earlier.
By comparison, the year-over-year gain in February was 3.4 percent.
Related Articles
- Report: Worcester’s Foreign-Born Residents Contribute Greatly to City’s Economy
- Study Finds America’s Beer Industry Contributes $5 Billion a Year to MA Economy
- Worcester Economy Growth Slows, but is Stable Says Assumption Report
- US Economy Adds Roughly 292,000 Jobs in December
- U.S. Economy Adds 160,000 Jobs in April
- Protect Clean Water Necessary for Good Health and Strong Economy
- Meet the Disruptors: Massachusetts’s New Sharing Economy
- Worcester’s Economy Improved in First Quarter
- Paul Giorgio: It Was a Good Week for the US Economy
- NEW: MA Ranked #1 State for New Economy by Independent Think Tank
- Worcester’s Economy Continues to Grow in Second Quarter
- Good News: Worcester Economy on the Rebound
- 11 Charts Show How Falling Oil Prices Have Changed the Economy
- Worcester Economy Grows 2.3% in 1st Quarter of 2018
- Smart Benefits: How to Ready Your Org for the Gig Economy
- U.S. Economy Adds 312,000 Jobs in December
- U.S. Economy Adds 304K Jobs in January
- U.S. Economy Slows to 2.9% Growth in 2018
- Horowitz: Broadening Opportunity Pays Off for our Economy
- Worcester Economy Slowed in the Fourth Quarter of 2017
Follow us on Pinterest Google + Facebook Twitter See It Read It