www.StockMarketFunding.com Unemployment & Non Farm Payroll Updates 2011. Unemployment falls to 9.0 pct., only 36K new jobs Economy adds 36K jobs in January, unemployment rate falls to 9 pct., lowest since April 2009 The unemployment rate dropped sharply last month to 9 percent, the lowest level in nearly two years. But the economy generated only 36000 net new jobs, the fewest in four months. The January report illustrates how job growth remains the economy’s weakest spot, even as other economic indicators point to a recovery that is strengthening.. Friday’s report offered a conflicting picture on hiring. Unemployment fell because the Labor Department’s household survey determined that more than a half-million people without jobs found work. The department conducts a separate survey of businesses, which showed tepid job creation. The two surveys sometimes diverge. Severe winter weather likely reduced the number of jobs created. Harsh snowstorms last month cut into construction employment, which fell by 32000, the most since May. In one bright spot, manufacturing added 49000 jobs, the most since August 1998. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below. WASHINGTON (AP) — Economic growth is gaining momentum, with factories busy and service firms expanding, but one critical area still lags job creation. The Labor Department will issue its January jobs report Friday, and economists are forecasting that it will show only …