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Released: April 05, 2013
Your job prospects depend on where you’re looking
Source: John W. Schoen , NBC News (Free Registration)
Much like the uneven recovery that is slowly pulling the U.S. economy out of a deep recession, your chances of finding job depend a lot on where you live and what industry you’re hoping to work for.
The patchy pace of job creation is reflected in the latest jobs data.
Private employers added 158,000 jobs in March, the smallest gain in five months and short of economists' expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. The biggest job gains were in finance and professional and business services, while construction and manufacturing hiring remained weak, according to the ADP National Employment Report.
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