US Economy Unexpectedly Lost 92,000 Jobs in February

The unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent.
US Economy Unexpectedly Lost 92,000 Jobs in February
A sign reads “help wanted, server, now hiring” at a restaurant in St. George, Utah, on Sept. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost jobs last month, reversing January’s better-than-expected performance, new government data released on March 6 show.

Payrolls declined by 92,000 in February from the previous month’s downwardly revised 126,000 increase, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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