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To: Lee who wrote (31357)	5/5/2000 8:33:00 AM
From: Lee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Economic Data for Friday, May 5. 2000 Non-farm payrolls for April = + 340k Unemployment rate = + 3.9% Average Hourly earnings = +$0.06 or 3.8% yr/yr stats.bls.gov Employment rose in April, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 340,000; this includes 73,000 temporary workers added to assist with the decennial census. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents in April and by 3.8 percent over the year.