The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a two-year low rate of 8.8% in March as the economy added about 216,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.

The U.S. economy added 192,000 jobs in February, including 11,200 in trucking, the largest monthly gain for the industry since 1995, the Department of Labor reported.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell below 9% in February for the first time in almost two years as employers added 192,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9% in January, the lowest in almost two years, from 9.4% in December, the Labor Department said Friday.

Trucking added 2,600 jobs in December, helping to reduce the nation’s unemployment rate from 9.8% to 9.4%, the lowest since July 2009, the U.S. Labor Department said in its latest report.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 9.4% in December, the lowest in a year and a half, the Labor Department said Friday.

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 9.8% in November, while the total number of jobs and the number of trucking jobs increased, the Labor Department said Friday.

U.S. companies boosted payrolls by the most in three years in November, propelled by increased hiring at small businesses, according to a private report released Wednesday.

The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6% in October, while the number of jobs grew at the highest pace in five months and trucking jobs taking a slight upturn, the Labor Department said Friday.

The September U.S. unemployment rate held at 9.6%, as total payrolls fell by 95,000 jobs and trucking payrolls held steady, the Labor Department said Friday.