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Employers continued to add jobs in February, and the unemployment rate remained near historic lows.

Economy

U.S. Added 273,000 Jobs Last Month, But Economists Brace For Coronavirus Impact

11:19am March 06, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The increase was about 100,000 more than expected and unemployment dipped to 3.5%. The labor market appears resilient, but fears are growing that the coronavirus will take a toll on the economy.

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Workers build bed frames at a factory in Commerce, Calif., near Los Angeles, in 2017. In January, the economy added a bigger-than-expected 304,000 jobs, including 13,000 in manufacturing.

U.S. Added 304,000 Jobs In January; Shutdown Boosted Unemployment To 4 Percent

2:01pm February 01, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Job growth picked up for the 100th consecutive month even as hundreds of thousands of federal workers were furloughed during the partial government shutdown. Wage growth held steady.

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Worker Kelly Coman inspects an F-150 pickup on the assembly line at a Ford plant in Dearborn, Mich. Some indicators point to a slowdown in manufacturing, but the sector added 32,000 jobs in December.

U.S. Adds Stronger-Than-Expected 312,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rises To 3.9 Percent

4:07pm January 04, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The economy added 312,000 jobs in December — topping analysts' expectations of 180,000 jobs added. Unemployment climbed as more people felt confident enough to quit their jobs and look for new ones

223,000 Jobs Added In April; Unemployment Rate Dips To 5.4 Percent

5:08pm May 08, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The figures for last month were in line with expectations and could signal that disappointing results in March were just a hiccup.