document: Employment report no April Fools Day joke as 216,000 jobs added Though released on April 1 , the latest Employment Situation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics -LRB- BLS -RRB- shows the economic recovery is no April Fools Day joke as nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 jobs in March 2011 , with the majority of gains occurring in the service-providing sectors , health care , and leisure and hospitality . Overall , total payroll employment has grown by 1.5 million jobs since a recent low in February 2010 . '' `` THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION - MARCH 2011 '' '' reported the number of unemployed persons dropped to 13.5 million while the unemployment rate dipped to 8.8 percent . Since November 2010 , the jobless rate has declined by 1 percentage point . According to the report , job gains occurred in several industries , including : Service-Providing Sectors : Employment gained 78,000 jobs in business services , 29,000 jobs in temporary help services , and 35,000 jobs in technical services . Health Care : Employment increased by 37,000 jobs , and has added 283,000 jobs over the last 12 months , an average of 24,000 jobs per month . Leisure and Hospitality : Employment in rose by 37,000 jobs over the month , with more than two-thirds of the increase , 27,000 jobs , in food services and drinking places . Advertisement The employment news was also good in California , according to data released today by the California Employment Development Department -LRB- EDD -RRB- , as the golden state 's nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 96,500 and the unemployment rate decreased to 12.2 percent . The BLS Employment Situation Report for April is scheduled to be released on Friday , May 6 , 2011 .
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abstractive_keyphrases: technical services health care serviceproviding sectors health care us bureau of labor statistics bls unemployment nonfarm payroll business hospitality employment