CNN Poll - Is the Job Market Improving?

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interesting, IT IS THE ECONOMY STUPID

Companies Add Jobs, but Unemployment Up

April 2, 2004 10:28 AM EST


WASHINGTON - The nation's employers added 308,000 new jobs in March, hiring at the fastest pace in four years and providing long-awaited evidence the weak jobs market may be gaining steam.

At the same time, the civilian unemployment rate bumped up to 5.7 percent, the Labor Department reported Friday.

In a separate survey of companies, the figures showed widespread hiring in industries across the economy at a time when President Bush's re-election campaign, counting heavily on a pickup in the jobs market, jumped into high gear.

For the first time in 44 months, the nation's factories did not shed jobs. But they weren't hiring either. March's figures show zero gains and losses for manufacturers hammered by the economic downturn that began three years ago. The only sector losing jobs last month was information services, where companies cut about 1,000 jobs.

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Do you think the U.S. job market is improving?

Yes - 46% 32929 votes

No - 54% 38221 votes

Total: 71150 votes

just heard it on Air America over the internet.

Yeah, right.

there she was today trumpeting the #s

All of the people out of work can't afford INTERNET, so they obviously haven't voted, thats about 2million people since BUSH and Co came in!!! CNN your pool reeks

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

Sure ... in China, India, the Philippines, etc.

Voted no because I now have an extra bus duty at the end of the day since we've had to let two aides go this year due to budget constraints.