US President Barack Obama today touted a strong monthly rise in job numbers as a sign that the long-struggling labour market was showing signs of a turnaround, according to dpa. "We are beginning to turn the corner," Obama said in a speech in Charlotte, North Carolina, hours after the Labour Department reported that the world's largest economy added 162,000 jobs in March. The March gains were the most in three years, the highest number since a deep recession began in December 2007. Yet the unemployment rate remained stuck at 9.7 per cent, near a quarter-century high. Obama said the unemployment report, "while welcome, leaves us with a lot more work to do." He prodded Congress to adopt more legislation to stimulate jobs growth. "This has been a harrowing time in our country," Obama said. But he added: "The worst of the storm is over. The brighter days are still ahead."
