Jobs Report: March Springs back= U.S. Economy Adds 216,000 Jobs In March

[mEDITate-OR:
mis-construe what the numbers & charts are telling U.S.
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What the 1st chart shows U.S. is that while jobs are increasing, payrolls are not. Meaning more people, less hours and/or less money - each.
What the 2nd chart shows U.S. is that we have had two mediocre months after one very bad one.
What the 3rd chart shows U.S. is that we dug ourselves into a very deep hole. And we are not getting ourselves any where near out of it, yet.
What the 4the chart shows U.S. is that even at a rate slightly above this months, it will not be until AFTER the next Presidential term, or by 2016, until we are simply back to where we were when W left office, and U.S. in this mess.
What the 5th NYT chart shows U.S. is that IF we grew by 500k each month, which we have not done in any month over the last decade, we would get back to almost normal, aka W's level, by the next election. That, however, will not happen. [note: that chart does not cover population growth.]
What the Interactive map and BLS chart show U.S. is that the West Coast, and the Rocky Mountain states; and the South; are much worse off than the rest of U.S. 
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Interactive: U.S. unemployment rate by state

The U.S. economy created 216,000 jobs in March, the government reported Friday. The unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 8.8%, the lowest since March 2009. Here is a look at state-by-state unemployment rates in February, the most recent available.

http://www.latimes.com/la-fi-unemployment-map-2011-04-i,0,759828.htmlstory

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Unemployment Rates for States

Unemployment Rates for States Monthly Rankings Seasonally Adjusted Feb. 2011p
Rank	State	Rate
1	NORTH DAKOTA	3.7
2	NEBRASKA	4.3
3	SOUTH DAKOTA	4.8
4	NEW HAMPSHIRE	5.4
5	VERMONT	5.6
6	IOWA	6.1
7	WYOMING	6.2
8	HAWAII	6.3
9	VIRGINIA	6.4
10	OKLAHOMA	6.5
11	MINNESOTA	6.7
12	KANSAS	6.8
13	MARYLAND	7.1
14	MONTANA	7.4
14	WISCONSIN	7.4
16	MAINE	7.5
17	ALASKA	7.6
18	UTAH	7.7
19	ARKANSAS	7.8
20	LOUISIANA	7.9
21	PENNSYLVANIA	8.0
22	MASSACHUSETTS	8.2
22	NEW YORK	8.2
22	TEXAS	8.2
25	DELAWARE	8.5
26	NEW MEXICO	8.7
27	INDIANA	8.8
28	ILLINOIS	8.9
29	CONNECTICUT	9.0
30	WASHINGTON	9.1
31	NEW JERSEY	9.2
31	OHIO	9.2
33	ALABAMA	9.3
33	COLORADO	9.3
35	MISSOURI	9.4
35	WEST VIRGINIA	9.4
37	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	9.5
38	ARIZONA	9.6
38	TENNESSEE	9.6
40	IDAHO	9.7
40	NORTH CAROLINA	9.7
42	GEORGIA	10.2
42	MISSISSIPPI	10.2
42	OREGON	10.2
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	10.2
46	KENTUCKY	10.4
46	MICHIGAN	10.4
48	RHODE ISLAND	11.2
49	FLORIDA	11.5
50	CALIFORNIA	12.2
51	NEVADA	13.6

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