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US added 225,000 jobs in February 2005

US employers created 262,000 jobs in February 2005, as auto workers returned from temporary layoffs and construction activity snapped back from a cold January, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate, however, rose to 5.
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US employers created 262,000 jobs in February 2005, as auto workers returned from temporary layoffs and construction activity snapped back from a cold January, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate, however, rose to 5.4% from January 2005 5.2%, but the gain partly reflected an increase in workers entering the labor force.

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