U.S. Payrolls Rise 103,000, Jobless Rate at 9.1%...

STILL at 9.1% EVEN after 45/M Verizon workers come back on line after strike.....

Payrolls climbed by 103,000 workers after a revised 57,000 increase the prior month that was more than originally estimated, Labor Department data showed today in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey called for a rise of 60,000. The gain reflected the return to work of 45,000 telecommunications employees. The jobless rate held at 9.1 percent.