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US added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

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U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February. The unemployment rate dropped from 4% to 3.8%. Average hourly pay barely rose last month but has increased 5.1% in the past year. Consumer inflation has reached its highest level since 1982.

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York Dispatch

U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

3 years ago·York County, United States

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WPRI 12

US added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a buoyant sign for the U.S. economy, businesses stepped up their hiring last month as omicron faded and more Americans ventured out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.Employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, the largest monthly total since July, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.8%, from 4% in January, extending a sharp decline in joblessness t…

3 years ago·East Providence, United States

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Lincoln Journal Star

US added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades.

3 years ago·Cherokee County, United States

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Daily Freeman

US added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABERWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.The Labor Department’s report Friday also showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 4% to a pandemic low of 3.8%, extending a sharp decline in joblessness as the econ…

3 years ago·Kingston, United States

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Pioneer Press

US added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.The Labor Department’s report Friday also showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 4% to a pandemic low of 3.8%, extending a sharp decline in joblessness as the economy has rebounded from the …

3 years ago·Saint Paul, United States

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Click on Detroit

US added 678,000 jobs in February in sign of economic health

U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation. The Labor Department’s report Friday also showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 4% to a pandemic low of 3.8%, extending a sharp decline in joblessness as the economy has rebounded from the pandemic rec…

3 years ago·Detroit, United States

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