May 15, 2008 10:01 am US/Eastern
N.J. Unemployment Up Slightly
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS 3) ―
Unemployment in New Jersey
inched up two-tenths to 5 percent in April. That matches the nation's jobless rate.
The state Labor and Workforce Development Department
says the state added 1,000 jobs last month.
There were gains in the business and
professional, health services and education sectors. Manufacturing,
construction, trade, transportation and utilities lost jobs.
Meanwhile, the state revised March employment
figures. Instead of adding 1,000 jobs, the Garden State
lost 100 jobs in March.
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