03-06-2016, 09:40 AM
Job gains keep unemployment at 4.9 percent
The U.S. economy created 242,000 new jobs in February, exceeding economists’ expectations, but the average hourly wage and the number of hours that people worked declined. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent and the number of unemployed people remained at 7.8 million. The U.S. Department of Labor said today that job gains occurred
The U.S. economy created 242,000 new jobs in February, exceeding economists’ expectations, but the average hourly wage and the number of hours that people worked declined. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent and the number of unemployed people remained at 7.8 million. The U.S. Department of Labor said today that job gains occurred
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