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BLS THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MARCH 2011 Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and mining. Employment in manufacturing continued to trend up. METROPOLITAN AREA EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- FEBRUARY 2011 Unemployment rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 308 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 52 areas, and unchanged in 12 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Fifteen areas recorded jobless rates of at least 15.0 percent, while 7 areas registered rates of less than 5.0 percent. Two hundred eighty-four metropolitan areas reported over-the-year increases in nonfarm payroll employment, 77 reported decreases, and 11 were unchanged. The national unemployment rate in February was 9.5 percent, not seasonally adjusted, down from 10.4 percent a year earlier. (read more) Historical Data: Unemployment Rate 
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 
To see additional information covering Jan 1948 - Feb 2011, click here. Working Poor A Profile of the Working Poor In 2009, according to the Census Bureau, about 43.6 million people, or 14.3 percent of the Nation's population, lived at or below the official poverty level. Although the poor were primarily children and adults who had not participated in the labor force during the year, 10.4 million individuals were among the "working poor," 1.5 million more than in 2008. The working poor are persons who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level. In 2009, the working-poor rate—the ratio of the working poor to all individuals in the labor force for at least 27 weeks—increased to 7.0 percent, up by 1.0 percentage point from the previous year's figure. (read the report)
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