·  March payrolls fell by 80,000, the worst monthly job loss in the past 5 years. The February jobs  number  was  also  revised downward to a loss of 76,000 from an originally reported loss of 63,000.  The unemployment
rate jumped to 5.1% from 4.8% in February. Average hourly earn­ings rose 0.3% last month. On a year-over-year   basis,average
hourly earnings rose 3.6%. Gains
in the government, mining, and
food-service sectors were offset
by losses in manufacturing, construction and services. There are
now more waitresses and bartenders than there are production
workers employed in the US.
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·  On June 9, the Department of
Homeland   Security   announced that all federal contractors will be required to use E-Verify, the gov­ernment's electronic employment eligibility verification system, to verify the legal status of their new hires.