U.S. Added Over 150,000 Jobs In February. Healthcare Leads Gains As Retail, Food Services Shed Jobs

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The U.S. economy added over 150,000 jobs in February, slightly below the economists' expectations, but an improvement from January. The unemployment rate rose by ten basis points.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02The U.S. economy added over 150,000 jobs in February,

00:05slightly below economists' expectations, but an improvement from January.

00:09The unemployment rate rose by 10 basis points.

00:12Federal job cuts contributed to a 10,000 job decline,

00:15with economists attributing the drop to Trump's federal hiring freeze.

00:18Healthcare saw the most job growth, while transportation and warehousing also added jobs.

00:23Retail and food services experienced losses, potentially due to immigration restrictions.

00:28Economists anticipate that government job cuts,

00:31reducing funding, tariff uncertainty, and immigration restrictions

00:35will slow down employment growth.

00:37The total number of federal job losses remain unclear.

00:40For all things money, visit Benzinga.com slash GSTV.

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