Unemployment rate falls to two-year low of 8.8 percent

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Breaking News Alert: Unemployment rate falls to two-year low of 8.8 percent

April 1, 2011 8:37:09 AM

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The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March and companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the recession began.

The Labor Department says the economy added 216,000 new jobs last month, offsetting layoffs a local governments.

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