Fresh electrons from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: the unemployment rate for February was up 0.1% to 6.7% and 175,000 new nonfarm payroll jobs were created. The broader U6 measurement of unemployment was down 0.1% to 12.6%.
The chemical manufacturing sector saw an increase of 200 jobs to 796,200 positions.
The unemployment rate for college-educated workers was up 0.2% to 3.4% in February; the unemployment rate for non-high school graduates was up 0.2% to 9.8%.
I suspect that this will be graded by the economic media as a relatively good report, especially with the upward revisions to December and January payrolls (a total increase of 25,000.)
The chemical manufacturing sector saw an increase of 200 jobs to 796,200 positions.
The unemployment rate for college-educated workers was up 0.2% to 3.4% in February; the unemployment rate for non-high school graduates was up 0.2% to 9.8%.
I suspect that this will be graded by the economic media as a relatively good report, especially with the upward revisions to December and January payrolls (a total increase of 25,000.)
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