Mumbai, April 7 -- A closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Friday showed employment in the U.S. surged by much more than expected in the month of March.
The Labor Department said non-farm payroll employment jumped by 228,000 jobs in March after climbing by a downwardly revised 117,000 jobs in February.
The stronger than expected job growth partly reflected increases in employment in the healthcare and social assistance and transportation and warehousing sectors.
Retail employment also increased, partially reflecting the return of workers from a strike, while federal government employment declined.
Meanwhile, the report said the unemployment rate crept up to 4.2 percent in March from 4.1 percent in February. The unem...