Businesses Add 273,000 Jobs in February

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 273,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S. occurred in health care and social assistance, food services and drinking places, government, construction, professional and technical services, and financial activities.
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