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U.S. Labor Market Added More Jobs Than Forecast in February
Payrolls increased 379,000 after an upwardly revised 166,000 January increase.
05 Mar 2021, 07:42 PM IST 
A job seeker holds a “Now Hiring” information sheet while talking to a recruiter during a Coast-to-Coast career fair in San Jose, California, U.S. (Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. employers added more jobs than forecast in February and the unemployment rate declined, suggesting the labor market is clawing its way forward again following several disappointing months.
Payrolls increased 379,000 after an upwardly revised 166,000 January increase, according to a Labor Department report Friday. Economists in a Bloomberg survey projected a 200,000 February gain. The unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%.
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