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The Top Line: Robust Hiring as U.S. Economy Adds 242,000 Jobs in February

Mar 4, 2016

Robust job creation returned in February after the pace of hiring slowed in January. The labor market added 242,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.9 percent. However, average weekly hours fell and wages declined after accelerating in January.

For more detail, see The Top Line analysis below.

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