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    Private employers hired more workers than expected in February and demand for a range of factory goods was solid in January, hopeful signs for the economy as it deals with higher taxes and deep government budget cuts. Strong auto sales, better hiring and a continued housing recovery helped the U.S. economy grow throughout the country.

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    1. In this Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, photo, a line of people wait, as Neely Raffellini, left, helps job seekers revise their resumes during the Edison Career Fair job fair in the Iselin section of Woodbrid
    2. In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, Racheel Weston, stood in line with a few hundred other job seekers, during the job fair that the Miami Marlins hosted at Marlins Park in Miami. The number of Americans se
    3. U.S. President Obama delivers remarks on the American Jobs Act at Manchester High School Central in Manchester
    4. People march in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade in Charlotte, North Carolina
    5. People participate in a job fair in New York
    6. Mervin Sealy from Hickory, North Carolina, takes part in a protest rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington
    7. Jobseekers stand in line to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State department of Labor in New York
    8. Unemployed people hold signs along Market Street in San Francisco
    9. handmade sign painted on the side of a pickup truck reading "hard worker" is shown in San Francisco
    10. People wait in line to speak with recruiting representatives during a job fair in San Francisco
    11. A counselor meets with job candidates during a job fair at Workforce1 in New York
    12. A sign at an information station is shown at the One Stop employment center in San Francisco
    13. Job seekers show their wristbands as they wait in front of the training offices of Local Union 46 in the Queens borough of New York
    14. Job seeker fills out application during 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles
    15. Students interview during work readiness training at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
    16. Job seekers fill out applications during the 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair at the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles
    17. A man holds his briefcase while waiting in line during a job fair in Melville, New York
    18. Job seekers prepare for career fair to open at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey
    19. A woman looks at a list of employers behind recruiters booths during the 2009 CUNY Big Apple Job Fair in New York
    20. A person dressed as a bunny walks down the street with a sign in New York