april, manufacturing added 44,000 jobs. that's the biggest one-month gain in the last 12 years. construction also added 14,000 jobs. this is the second month in a row for gains in this industry since receipt session. the hospitality sector added 45,000 jobs, and retailers posted 12,400 jobs. also the government was hiring, census workers. 65,000 added in the month of april. >> 66,000. >> 6,000, rather. >> if we created 290,000 new job, almost 300,000 jobs were created, but the unemployment rate went up from 9.7 to 9.9%. explain to viewers how this is possible. >> i think a lot of people are wondering that very same question. here's what you have to keep in mind. yes, pay rolls are up 290,000 jobs added but another number went up as well. the number of people actively looking for a job. you know a lot of people, there are a lot of folks out there, discouraged, gave up looking during the recession.