Obama: Job Numbers Encouraging, But More Work Needs To Be Done

President Barack Obama said Friday that the job numbers released earlier that day were encouraging, but the U.S. still needs to improve the unemployment situation.

“Today’s job numbers, while welcome, leaves us with a lot more work to do,” Obama noted. “It will take time to achieve the strong and sustained job growth that we need.” (0:10)

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Cap And Trade Kills, Says GOP Senator

“Cap and Trade is a jobs killer,” says Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). Barasso goes on to urge the Obama administration to “get their priorities straight,” and start creating jobs. (0:46)
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The unemployment crisis

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Correspondent Michael Ruhl reports on the recent release of the unemployment statistics for March.

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The unemployment statistics for march

By Michael Ruhl, University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service

Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Keith Hall testifies before Congress on the nation's unemployment numbers from March 2009, and how the recession has affected employment.

Hall said that unemployment numbers have climbed from 8.1 percent to 8.5 percent, and that the industries hardest hit are manufacturing, construction, and temporary services.

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