Pandemic recovery results in new jobs April 3, 2021 Labor Department reports addition of 916,000 jobs. Unemployment rate decreased from 6.2% to 6%. Where: USA The Facts ▪ The Labor Department announced the generation of 916,000 nonfarm jobs in March, an increase of 537,000 over February figures. ▪ In the latest figures, restaurants and bars added 176,000 jobs. ▪ As schools started to reopen, state and local education jobs rose by 126,000. ▪ Washington authorized recovery aid in Feb worth $1.9 trillion that included stimulus cheques and unemployment benefits. Source Documents Direct, authoritative source material on this story. Reference Articles Articles Citable has ingested related to this story. Media Coverage Percentage of day’s news Article Sentiment Citable analysis assessing the language of each article related to the story as positive, negative or neutral. Publications Publications covering this story along with their cumulative positive or negative sentiment.