Economy Created 236,000 Jobs In February, Unemployment Falls To 7.7 Percent

Economy Created 236,000 Jobs In February, Unemployment Falls To 7.7 Percent: pAccording to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 236,000 jobs were created last month, bringing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent. Analysts had expected 160,000 jobs. The private sector created 246,000 jobs, while the public sector again contracted, losing 10,000 jobs. The wider U-6 measure of underemployment fell a tick to [...]/p

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