Jobs grow by 244,000 says Labor Bureau in Washington

Keith Hall, commissioner of the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, testifies before the Joint Economic Committee on the employment situation for April 201 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2011. The economy grew by 244,000 jobs, the largest increase in 11 months, despite rising unemployment which many see as a sign people who had given up are back out looking for jobs. At left is Associate Commissioner for Price and Living Conditions Mike Horrigan. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg