Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000 in April
May 07, 2010 at 12:30 PM EDT
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000 in April, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent (the rate had been 9.7 percent for the first 3 months of this year), and the labor force increased sharply, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.