Economy Adds 215,000 Jobs In March, Unemployment Nearly Unchanged At 5 Percent

FILE - In this April 18, 2011 file photo, a bicyclist waits at an intersection between competing gas stations and multiple posted gas prices, in Seattle. The economy grew slightly faster in the spring than previously... FILE - In this April 18, 2011 file photo, a bicyclist waits at an intersection between competing gas stations and multiple posted gas prices, in Seattle. The economy grew slightly faster in the spring than previously estimated but remained dangerously weak as the country struggled with surging gas prices and high unemployment. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) MORE LESS

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The U.S. economy grew by 215,000 jobs in March, while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.

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