MarketWatch

Job losses were concentrated in construction, schools, transportation, insurance and publishing. Manufacturing job rolls rose by 1,000, the second increase in a row, according to a survey of businesses.

The nation’s jobless rate was steady at 9.7% as the number of those employed in the household survey rose by 308,000….

…The U6 alternative gauge of the unemployment rate, which includes discouraged workers and those forced to work part-time, rose to 16.8% from 16.5%….

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