NYMEX crude oil makes gains after lower unemployment rate reported NEW YORK, May 3 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices jumped above $95 per barrel Friday morning on the New York Mercantile Exchange in reaction to the falling U.S. unemployment rate. The Labor Department said 165,000 jobs were added to the economy in April and the jobless rate dropped from 7.6 percent to 7.5 percent, the lowest level in five years. The figures beat expectations and West Texas Intermediate crude oil added $3.54 to $95.02, a relatively large jump. Gasoline prices added 8.15 cents to $2.7987 a gallon. Home heating oil gained 7.75 cents to $2.8822 a gallon. Natural gas shed 1.4 cents to $4.035 per million British thermal units. At the pump, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $3.522 Friday, down from Thursday's $3.525, the AAA Fuel Gauge Report said.