U.S. jobs up 290,000; jobless rate rises to 9.9 pct.

U.S. jobs up 290,000; jobless rate rises to 9.9 pct.
WASHINGTON More confident employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent as people streamed back into the market looking for work. The hiring of 66,000 temporary government workers to conduct the census helped overall payroll growth last month. However, private employers the backbone of the economy boosted …

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