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Transportation crew working last month. While hiring in sectors like 
construction and government didn't change much last month, analysts 
blamed the punishing winter for March's overall slowdown.##&&Credit##&&John Rucosky/The Tribune-Democrat, via Associated Press##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Share This Page##&&Email##&&Share##&&Tweet##&&Save##&&more##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Continue reading the main story##&&The yearlong streak of robust monthly job creation was broken on Friday with the##&&Labor Department’s report##&&that employers added just workers in March, a marked slowdown 
in hiring that echoed earlier signs that sluggish business investment 
and punishing weather were exacting a toll on the economy.##&&Analysts
 blamed the plunge in oil prices as well as the pall cast by a difficult
 winter across the Northeast and Midwest, a combination that put a crimp
 on spending in the energy patch and held back consumer spending and 
construction.##&&Still,
 this new report presents only a limited snapshot, and many said they 
expected the economy to regain at least some of its momentum later this 
year.##&&“The
 American energy industry is adjusting very quickly to low oil prices, 
and we’ve seen this in the counts of the number of rigs that are 
active,” said Carl R. Tannenbaum, chief economist at the Northern Trust 
Company. “The bad news is we’re losing some jobs. The good news is, we 
hope, that the average consumer is saving a tremendous amount of money 
in lower gasoline prices.”##&&The
 unemployment rate held steady at percent. Hourly wages, in one of 
the few bright spots in the report, rose percent for private sector 
workers in March, after a meager percent rise in February. But hours
 worked were down slightly, so overall paychecks were left essentially 
flat.##&&The
 slowdown in job creation reinvigorated the debate about when the 
Federal Reserve will raise interest rates above their near-zero level, 
where they have remained since Many Wall Street analysts said the 
murky jobs picture was likely to reinforce the view among the Fed’s more
 dovish policy makers that rates should stay put at least until the end 
of the summer because the economy may not be strong enough to stand on 
its own.##&&Speaking at a conference in San Francisco last week,##&&Janet L. Yellen##&&the Fed’s chairwoman, warned that the recovery was fragile, despite 
steady progress on the jobs front. She said that the Fed would move 
slowly to raise rates even after it began the process of lifting 
short-term borrowing costs.##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Continue reading the main story##&&The Labor Picture in March##&&SHARE OF##&&POPULATION##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&Employed##&&%##&&Unch.##&&Labor force##&&(workers and##&&unemployed)##&&–##&&‘HIDDEN’##&&UNEMPLOYMENT##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&In millions##&&MARCH##&&O##&&A##&&S##&&N##&&D##&&J##&&F##&&M##&&Working part##&&time, but want##&&full-time work##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&People who##&&currently want##&&a job§##&&†##&&–##&&%##&&Unch.##&&–##&&pts.##&&–##&&pts.##&&–##&&–##&&UNEMPLOYMENT BY##&&EDUCATION LEVEL##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&†##&&†##&&†##&&–##&&–##&&MARCH##&&–##&&Less than##&&High school##&&%##&&High school##&&–##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&Some college##&&–##&&MARCH##&&Bachelor’s or higher##&&–##&&–##&&%##&&–##&&%##&&–##&&–##&&TYPE OF WORK##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&In millions##&&MARCH##&&Nonfarm payroll,##&&12-month change##&&Nonfarm##&&Goods##&&–##&&Services##&&Agriculture##&&AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS##&&Rank-and-file##&&workers##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&O##&&A##&&S##&&N##&&D##&&J##&&F##&&M##&&Unch.##&&UNEMPLOYMENT RATE##&&SHARE OF##&&POPULATION##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&%##&&Employed##&&%##&&Unch.##&&pts.##&&Labor force##&&(workers and##&&unemployed)##&&–##&&pts.##&&–##&&‘HIDDEN’##&&UNEMPLOYMENT##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&In millions##&&MARCH##&&O##&&A##&&M##&&J##&&J##&&A##&&S##&&N##&&D##&&J##&&F##&&M##&&Working part##&&time, but want##&&full-time work##&&%##&&–##&&%##&&UNEMPLOYMENT##&&DEMOGRAPHICS##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&People who##&&currently want##&&a job§##&&†##&&–##&&White##&&%##&&Unch.##&&–##&&pts.##&&Black##&&–##&&pts.##&&–##&&Hispanic##&&–##&&UNEMPLOYMENT BY##&&EDUCATION LEVEL##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&†##&&†##&&†##&&Asian##&&–##&&–##&&MARCH##&&Teenagers (16-19)##&&–##&&Less than##&&High school##&&%##&&pts.##&&–##&&pts.##&&DURATION OF##&&UNEMPLOYMENT##&&High school##&&–##&&–##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&Some college##&&–##&&–##&&In weeks##&&MARCH##&&Bachelor’s or higher##&&–##&&–##&&Average##&&–##&&%##&&–##&&%##&&Median##&&–##&&–##&&TYPE OF WORK##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&In millions##&&MARCH##&&Nonfarm payroll,##&&12-month change##&&EMPLOYMENT##&&Nonfarm##&&%##&&%##&&%##&&Goods##&&–##&&Services##&&Agriculture##&&AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS##&&Rank-and-file##&&workers##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&O##&&A##&&M##&&J##&&J##&&A##&&S##&&N##&&D##&&J##&&F##&&M##&&Unch.##&&%##&&UNEMPLOYMENT RATE##&&%##&&O##&&A##&&M##&&J##&&J##&&A##&&S##&&N##&&D##&&J##&&F##&&M##&&UNEMPLOYMENT##&&DEMOGRAPHICS##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&White##&&%##&&Unch.##&&–##&&pts.##&&Black##&&–##&&pts.##&&–##&&Hispanic##&&–##&&†##&&†##&&†##&&Asian##&&–##&&–##&&Teenagers (16-19)##&&–##&&DURATION OF##&&UNEMPLOYMENT##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&In weeks##&&MARCH##&&Average##&&–##&&%##&&–##&&%##&&Median##&&–##&&–##&&Nonfarm payroll,##&&12-month change##&&EMPLOYMENT##&&%##&&A##&&M##&&J##&&J##&&A##&&S##&&O##&&N##&&D##&&J##&&F##&&M##&&SHARE OF##&&POPULATION##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&Employed##&&%##&&Unch.##&&pts.##&&Labor force##&&(workers and##&&unemployed)##&&–##&&pts.##&&–##&&‘HIDDEN’##&&UNEMPLOYMENT##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&In millions##&&MARCH##&&Working part##&&time, but want##&&full-time work##&&%##&&–##&&%##&&People who##&&currently want##&&a job§##&&†##&&UNEMPLOYMENT BY##&&EDUCATION LEVEL##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&Less than##&&High school##&&%##&&pts.##&&–##&&pts.##&&High school##&&–##&&–##&&Some college##&&–##&&–##&&Bachelor’s or higher##&&–##&&–##&&TYPE OF WORK##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&In millions##&&MARCH##&&Nonfarm##&&%##&&%##&&Goods##&&–##&&Services##&&Agriculture##&&AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS##&&Rank-and-file##&&workers##&&1-MONTH##&&CHANGE##&&1-YEAR##&&CHANGE##&&MARCH##&&Unch##&&%##&&Figures are seasonally adjusted, except where noted. 
*Hispanics can be of any race. †Not seasonally adjusted. §People not 
working who say they would like to be. Includes discouraged workers and 
those who cannot work for reasons including ill health.##&&Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Related Coverage##&&The Jobs Report: The New Job Numbers Show Just How Muddy the Economic Outlook Is##&&APRIL##&&Economy Grew in 4th Quarter, Final Estimate Shows##&&MARCH##&&Fed Creeps Closer to Higher Rate That May Not Arrive for Months##&&MARCH##&&After a Bounce, Wage Growth Slumps to##&&MARCH##&&“For
 Yellen, this is an affirmation of what she did,” said Diane Swonk, 
chief economist at Mesirow Financial. “She said she wants to see more 
improvement in the labor market.”##&&Luke
 A. Tilley, chief economist at Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, 
said: “For the Fed, this report decreases the probability of an 
interest-rate increase at the June meeting.”##&&Rates for government bonds dipped slightly in limited holiday trading.##&&In
 addition to the March numbers, government statisticians revised their 
previous estimates for January and February, subtracting jobs 
from the earlier figures, leaving the monthly average for the first 
quarter at just under##&&“It
 was lower than expectations, without a doubt,” said Thomas E. Perez, 
the secretary of labor. “But I’ve always said that one month never makes
 a trend.”##&&Photo##&&Joe Stich of Lamar Advertising burning steel billboard supports in Johnstown, Pa.##&&Credit##&&John Rucosky/Associated Press, via Tribune-Democrat, via Associated Press##&&Mr.
 Perez said that if someone told him last year, when the unemployment 
rate was percent, that it would now be at percent, “I would have
 said that’s an April Fool’s joke.”##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Last year, the drop in the nation’s output that accompanied a harsh winter was followed by an unusually##&&strong rebound in the spring##&&Job growth during that cold snap was also disappointing before surging ahead the rest of the year.##&&After
 a year in which job gains averaged a month, the sharp slowdown 
brought a mix of dismay and puzzlement. Justin Wolfers, a senior fellow 
at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a contributor 
to Upshot, an online analytical section at The New York Times,##&&posted on Twitter##&&: “If your favorite economic commentator thinks they know what the economy is doing right now, they’re overconfident.”##&&Millions
 of Americans who have been too discouraged to look for work because of 
weakness in the labor market largely remained on the sidelines. The 
labor participation rate — which includes those who have jobs and those 
who are hunting — ticked down only slightly, to percent from 
percent in February.##&&With
 several presidential hopefuls poised to announce their campaigns this 
month, this latest report will probably help set the stage for the 
economic themes that candidates present to voters. Republicans and 
Democrats, who have repeatedly underscored their interest in helping 
working- and middle-class families that the recovery has left behind, 
may be looking at other worrisome economic signs as well.##&&Continue reading the main story##&&’##&&’##&&’##&&Change in jobs##&&In thousands##&&March##&&’##&&’##&&’##&&’##&&Unemployment rate##&&March##&&Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics##&&Durable
 goods orders declined in February while retail sales were weak despite 
increases in household disposable income. The trade deficit narrowed in 
February — probably in part because of work stoppages at West Coast 
ports that limited imports — but the rising value of the dollar has put a
 dent in the country’s exports and is likely to mean an increase in 
cheaper imports from overseas.##&&Growth in manufacturing is also off to a slower start this year than some economists had hoped.##&&Friday’s
 disappointing figures, the weakest showing in two years, mean it will 
take longer for the economy to reach a level most analysts consider 
close to full employment.##&&The##&&Hamilton Project##&&an economic policy initiative at the Brookings Institution, calculated 
that the nation still faces what it calls a “jobs gap” of four million, 
the number of additional jobs needed to reach prerecession employment 
levels.##&&More encouraging outlooks could be found in other quarters this week. McDonald’s, in announcing##&&plans to raise wages##&&for employees at its company-owned restaurants, cited a strengthening 
labor market. And Walmart, the country’s largest private sector 
employer, already said it would##&&raise wages##&&to a minimum of an hour by this month.##&&Photo##&&Retrieving a pallet at the Hardware Sales Inc. warehouse in Ferndale, Wash. The unemployment rate held steady.##&&Credit##&&Manuel Valdes/Associated Press##&&Also, the number of##&&Americans filing for unemployment last week##&&fell to a 15-year low. That brought the four-week moving average — a 
better indicator because it smooths out the normal bumps in the road — 
to a better-than-expected##&&Housing prices have also continued their slow but steady recovery.##&&Particular groups of workers continue to face persistent difficulties, however.##&&Continue reading the main story##&&Continue reading the main story##&&“The
 unemployment rate for black communities is at a crisis level, even as 
the economy gets closer and closer to a full recovery,” said Valerie 
Wilson, an economist at the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.##&&The
 unemployment rate for blacks is typically twice as high as the rate for
 whites, she said, but since the recession, that gap has increased. 
While white unemployment dropped to percent in the last quarter of 
 for example, black unemployment remained at percent.##&&Long-term
 unemployment also remains a problem for older workers even as more 
seniors are hanging on to their jobs well into their 60s. A report 
issued by the AARP Policy Institute this week noted that last year, on 
average, percent of job seekers aged and older were out of work 
for weeks or more.##&&The number of long-term unemployed was little changed at million in March.##&&Nonetheless,
 Mr. Tilley of Wilmington Trust remained optimistic: “Although 
disappointing, we don’t think it portends a turnaround for the U.S. 
economy.”##&&Correction: April##&&An earlier version of this article misstated the labor 
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