despite the jump , the labor department said friday that the unemployment rate ticked up to 5 percent from 4.9 percent .
on friday , april 1 , 2016 , the government issues the u.s. jobs report for march .
consumer spending has faltered since last winter after it was that time again , folks .
on friday , april 1 , 2016 , the government issues the u.s. jobs report for march .... ( associated press ) washington ( ap ) — u.s. employers notched another solid month of hiring in march by adding 215,000 jobs , driven by large gains in the construction , retail and health care industries .
on friday , april 1 , 2016 , the government issues the u.s. jobs in march .
( ap photo elise amendola ) ( associated press ) in this wednesday , march 23 , 2016 , photo , a sanitation worker throws a stepladder into his truck in north andover , mass.
construction firms added 37,000 jobs .
( ap photo elise amendola ) ( associated press ) in this wednesday , march 23 , 2016 , photo , a sanitation worker throws a stepladder into his truck in north andover , mass.
the figures suggest that employers remain confident enough in their business prospects to add staff , even as overall growth has slowed since last winter .