In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, photo, employees work at a shipping area of Generac Power Systems, Inc., one of the largest makers of residential generators in the U.S., in Whitewater, Wis. U.S. companies increased their stockpiles a steady pace in November from October, responding to a solid increase in sales.The Commerce Department said Tuesday that business inventories grew 0.3 percent in November, matching the October gain. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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In this Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, photo, employees work at a shipping area of Generac Power Systems, Inc., one of the largest makers of residential generators in the U.S., in Whitewater, Wis. U.S. companies increased their stockpiles a steady pace in November from October, responding to a solid increase in sales.The Commerce Department said Tuesday that business inventories grew 0.3 percent in November, matching the October gain. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 photo, Gloria Bambrick counts and stacks components of T-shirts as Walter Meck reviews an order at FesslerUSA apparel manufacture in Orwigsburg, Pa. .U.S. wholesale businesses increased their stockpiles in October but their sales fell sharply, a mix sign for economic growth. The Commerce Department said Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 that stockpiles grew 0.6 percent in October. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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In this Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, photo, Kathy Redden shops at Vidler's 5 & 10 store in East Aurora, N.Y. Americans' confidence in the economy rebounded in February, reversing three straight months of declines as shoppers began adjusting to a payroll tax hike last month. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, photo, specialist John O'Hara works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. An unexpected contraction in the U.S. economy at the end of 2012 weighed on world markets Thursday Jan. 31, 2013 ahead of closely-watched jobs figures. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, file photo, Specialist Christian Sanfilippo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts. The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock market to a five-year peak. Higher prices for homes and stocks tend to make people feel wealthier and spend more.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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In this Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, photo a new home is constructed in Pepper Pike, Ohio. US home construction surges 12.1 percent in December to end best year since 2008. The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts. The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock market to a five-year peak. Higher prices for homes and stocks tend to make people feel wealthier and spend more. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, file photo, Honda Civic and Honda CRVs are seen outside of a Honda car dealership in Des Plaines, Ill. The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts.The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back to health and that has helped push the stock market to a five-year peak. Higher prices for homes and stocks tend to make people feel wealthier and spend more. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, file photo, a job seeker grabs a flyer advertising a job at Orange County One Stop Center in Westminster, Calif. Job gains have held steady for the past two years at about 150,000 a month. That's only about enough to slowly reduce the unemployment rate, now at 7.8 percent. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILE - In this Thursday, May 10, 2012, file photo, automobiles pass a JP Morgan Chase building in New York. The financial crisis hammered banks and choked off loans to businesses and consumers. But lending has been rebounding. Mortgage and auto loans are rising. Commercial and industrial loans rose 2.2 percent in the July-September quarter of 2012 from the same period a year earlier. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
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The lights of the U.S. Capitol remain lit into the night on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. In the short term, the economy's headwinds are still restraining growth, including, th heaviest millstone weighing down the economy; the rift between President Barack Obama and Republicans over taxes and spending. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
US economy adds 236,000 jobs in February; jobless rate falls to 7.7 pct., lowest in 4 years
WASHINGTON (
AP) — US economy adds 236,000 jobs in February; jobless rate falls to 7.7 pct., lowest in 4 years.
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