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# Employment rose by 120,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2 percent. Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking\nplaces, and health care, but was down in retail trade.
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- Published: 2012-04-06T18:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:23:39.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
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Employment rose by 120,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2 percent. Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking  

places, and health care, but was down in retail trade.  
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 4/6/2012