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Economy Created 227,000 Jobs In February, Unemployment Rate Steady At 8.3 Percent | The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the economy created 227,000 jobs in February, with the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 percent. 233,000 jobs were created in the private sector, while the public sector, following the recent pattern, lost 6,000 jobs. Both December and January’s numbers were revised up, adding more than 60,000 jobs. The wider U-6 measure of underemployment dropped to 14.9 percent from 15.1 percent, the first time its been below 15 percent since January 2009.
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