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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (69217)	4/6/2012 9:17:46 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Jobs Report Tempers Hopes of Accelerating U.S. Recovery By MOTOKO RICH 12 minutes ago The United States economy added a disappointing 120,000 jobs in March, the Labor Department reported on Friday, about half the gains posted in each of the preceding three months. The usual precursors to hiring improvement were weak in March. Average weekly hours slipped to 34.5 from 34.6, and average weekly earnings were also down, to $806.96 from $807.56 a month earlier. Hiring by temporary firms declined by 7,500 jobs. Jeffrey A. Joerres, chief executive of Manpower Group, said that companies were hitting the “slow motion button” in hiring. He characterized employers’ attitudes as “Hmm, if I can digest a little bit right now and see what’s out there, I’ll do that.”