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US lost 92,000 jobs in February just before Trump joined Iran conflict
The US lost 92,000 jobs in February, a major slackening in the labor market that came just before Donald Trump threw the global economy into upheaval with his conflict in Iran. The unemployment rate edged up to 4.4% in February. In comparison, the US added 130,000 jobs in January, far surpassing expectations of 70,000 jobs but still 13,000 less than January 2025. Economists predicted an increase of 60,000 jobs added in February and a steady unemployment rate of 4.3%. January’s job report also included revisions that brought down the total number of jobs added to the economy in 2025 to 181,000 jobs – the weakest ... (full story)
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Mar 6, 2026 8:08pm
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Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in health care decreased, reflecting strike activity. Employment in information and federal government continued to trend down. This news release presents statistics from ...
From think.ing.com | Mar 6, 2026
US non-Farm payrolls FELL 92k in February versus the +55k consensus and there were a net 69k downward revisions to the previous two months (January 2026 and December 2025). The unemployment rate has risen to 4.4% from 4.3% while January retail sales fell 0.2% month-on-month versus the 0.3% drop that was expected. This is clearly not a good set of numbers, ...
From cnbc.com | Mar 5, 2026
The 2025 labor market has been generously described as “unstable,” with virtually no jobs growth and a slew of headwinds expected to conspire against it. In 2026, though, the buzzword seems to be “stable,” even though conditions seem to be largely the same. The picture continues to be of a low-hire, low-fire climate, where companies are both reticent to lay ...
