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US employers likely added 60,000 jobs last month, subdued but a marked improvement over 2025 hiring
- American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, indicating ongoing strain in the labor market.
- The unemployment rate increased to 4.4% last month.
- Hiring slowed compared to January, when 126,000 jobs were added.
- Economists had anticipated 60,000 new jobs in February, but revisions lowered previous payrolls by 69,000 jobs for December and January.
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U.S. Job Growth Expected To Reach 60,000 As Labor Market Improves
The U.S. economy likely added about 60,000 jobs last month, signaling modest improvement after a weak hiring environment in 2025, according to economists surveyed by FactSet and reported by the Associated Press. While the figure would fall below January’s stronger gain of about 130,000 jobs, it would mark a clear rebound from the 2025 monthly average of roughly 15,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate is expected to remain steady at 4.3 percent. U…
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US employers likely added 60,000 jobs last month, subdued but a marked improvement over 2025 hiring
The American job market is looking brighter this year than it did in a gloomy 2025. The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that U.S. companies, nonprofits and government agencies added...
US employers likely added 60,000 jobs last month, subdued but a marked improvement over 2025 hiring - The Morning Sun
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American job market is looking brighter this year than it did in a gloomy 2025. The Labor Department is expected to report Friday that U.S. companies, nonprofits and government agencies added 60,000 jobs last month. That would be down from an unexpectedly strong 130,000 in January. But it would mark considerable improvement over the monthly average of just 15,000 new jobs in 2025, weakest hiring since the COVID-19 recession…
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