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Job Creation Continues:   Job Growth: 180,000 new jobs created in March. In addition, employment estimates for January and February were revised up, adding 32,000 jobs.Nearly 2 million new jobs have been created over the past 12 months. Since August 2003, 7.8 million jobs have been created – more jobs than all the other major industrialized countries combined. Our economy has added jobs for 43 straight months. Employment has increased in 47 states within the past year.(Last updated: April 6, 2007)

Low Unemployment: 4.4% unemployment rate – among lowest readings in 6 years.Unemployment rates have decreased or held steady in 40 states over the past year.(Last updated: April 6, 2007)

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