Employment Report: 92K Jobs Lost in February, Worse Than Expected

Published on March 6, 2026

The latest employment report showed that 92,000 jobs were lost in February, down from January's 126,000 addition. This figure was worse than the projected addition of 58,000 jobs. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%, coming in higher than the forecasted 4.3% rate.

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