WASHINGTON_NP0 (_PUL AP_NP0 )_PUR —_PUN U.S._NP0 hiring_NN1 accelerated_VVD more_AV0 quickly_AV0 than_CJS expected_VVN last_ORD month_NN1 ,_PUN evidence_NN1 that_CJT a_AT0 year_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 took_VVD hold_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 economy_NN1 is_VBZ strengthening_VVG as_PRP virus_NN1 cases_NN2 drop_NN1 and_CJC vaccinations_NN2 ramp_NN1 up_AVP ._SENT A_AT0 government_NN1 report_NN1 Friday_NP0 showed_VVD that_CJT employers_NN2 added_VVD a_AT0 robust_AJ0 379_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD jobs_NN2 in_PRP February_NP0 ,_PUN driven_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 sharp_AJ0 increase_NN1 at_PRP beleaguered_AJ0 restaurants_NN2 and_CJC bars_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 suggests_VVZ Americans_NN2 are_VBB starting_VVG to_TO0 venture_VVI out_AVP and_CJC spend_VVI more_AV0 as_CJS progress_NN1 is_VBZ made_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 coronavirus_NN1 and_CJC states_NN2 relax_VVB business_NN1 restrictions_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 February_NP0 gain_NN1 marked_VVD a_AT0 sharp_AJ0 pickup_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 166_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD jobs_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD added_VVN in_PRP January_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 loss_NN1 of_PRF 306_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD in_PRP December_NP0 ._SENT Yet_AV0 it_PNP represents_VVZ just_AV0 a_AT0 fraction_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 roughly_AV0 9.5_CRD million_CRD that_CJT the_AT0 economy_NN1 must_VM0 regain_VVI to_TO0 get_VVI back_AVP to_PRP where_AVQ it_PNP was_VBD before_PRP the_AT0 crisis_NN1 ._SENT Unemployment_NN1 fell_VVD from_PRP 6.3_CRD %_NN0 to_PRP 6.2_CRD %_NN0 ,_PUN the_AT0 Labor_NN1 Department_NN1 said_VVD ._SENT That_DT0 is_VBZ down_AVP dramatically_AV0 from_PRP 14.8_CRD %_NN0 last_ORD April_NP0 ,_PUN just_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 virus_NN1 erupted_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC it_PNP 's_VBZ well_AV0 above_PRP the_AT0 pre-pandemic_AJ0 rate_NN1 of_PRF 3.5_CRD %_NN0 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 recovery_NN1 really_AV0 has_VHZ some_DT0 legs_NN2 ,_PUN some_DT0 momentum_NN1 now_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Odeta_NP0 Kushi_NP0 ,_PUN deputy_NN1 chief_AJ0 economist_NN1 at_PRP First_ORD American_AJ0 Financial_AJ0 Corp._NN1 Stocks_NN2 see-sawed_AJ0 through_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 but_CJC ended_VVD sharply_AV0 higher_AJC ,_PUN with_PRP the_AT0 Dow_NP0 Jones_NP0 Industrial_AJ0 Average_NN1 rising_VVG 572_CRD points_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC about_PRP 1.9_CRD %_NN0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 S_ZZ0 &_NN1 P_ZZ0 500_CRD moving_VVG up_AVP nearly_AV0 2_CRD %_NN0 ._SENT In_PRP suggesting_VVG the_AT0 economy_NN1 is_VBZ on_PRP the_AT0 mend_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 report_NN1 could_VM0 complicate_VVI President_NP0 Joe_NP0 Biden_NP0 's_POS struggle_NN1 to_TO0 push_VVI through_PRP his_DPS $_NN0 1.9_CRD trillion_CRD COVID-19_CRD relief_NN1 package_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ passed_VVD the_AT0 House_NN1 and_CJC is_VBZ before_AV0 the_AT0 Senate_NN1 ._SENT It_PNP would_VM0 provide_VVI ,_PUN among_PRP other_AJ0 things_NN2 ,_PUN $_NN0 1_CRD ,_PUN 400_CRD checks_NN2 to_PRP most_DT0 adults_NN2 ,_PUN hundreds_CRD more_AV0 in_PRP weekly_AJ0 unemployment_NN1 benefits_NN2 and_CJC another_DT0 round_NN1 of_PRF aid_NN1 to_PRP small_AJ0 businesses_NN2 at_PRP a_AT0 time_NN1 when_AVQ many_DT0 Americans_NN2 have_VHB seen_VVN their_DPS income_NN1 shrivel_NN1 and_CJC have_VHB fallen_VVN behind_AV0 on_PRP rent_NN1 ,_PUN mortgages_NN2 and_CJC other_AJ0 bills_NN2 ._SENT Biden_NP0 said_VVD Friday_NP0 that_DT0 previous_AJ0 government_NN1 aid_NN1 had_VHD contributed_VVN to_PRP February_NP0 's_POS job_NN1 gains_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP insisted_VVD the_AT0 new_AJ0 package_NN1 is_VBZ needed_VVN to_TO0 help_VVI keep_VVI the_AT0 recovery_NN1 going_VVG ._SENT "_PUQ Without_PRP a_AT0 rescue_NN1 plan_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 gains_NN2 are_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 slow_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ We_PNP ca_VM0 n't_XX0 afford_VVI one_PNI step_VVI forward_AV0 and_CJC two_CRD steps_NN2 backward_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ About_PRP 4_CRD million_CRD people_NN0 who_PNQ have_VHB lost_VVN their_DPS jobs_NN2 have_VHB stopped_VVN looking_VVG for_PRP work_NN1 and_CJC so_AV0 are_VBB not_XX0 classified_VVN as_CJS unemployed_AJ0 ._SENT If_CJS they_PNP were_VBD included_VVN ,_PUN along_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 separate_AJ0 group_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD misclassified_VVN as_PRP working_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 unemployment_NN1 rate_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI 9.3_CRD %_NN0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP Oxford_NP0 Economics_NN1 ._SENT Still_AV0 ,_PUN economists_NN2 are_VBB increasingly_AV0 optimistic_AJ0 that_CJT hiring_NN1 will_VM0 accelerate_VVI in_PRP the_AT0 coming_AJ0 months_NN2 as_CJS Americans_NN2 seize_VVB the_AT0 opportunity_NN1 to_PRP once_AV0 again_AV0 travel_VVB ,_PUN shop_VVB ,_PUN attend_VVB sporting_AJ0 events_NN2 ,_PUN go_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 movies_NN2 and_CJC eat_VVB at_PRP restaurants_NN2 ._SENT 
