AntonToo
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Trump will win biggest landslide in history.Avoid hateful depressing Democrat Fake News, and you quickly see there is great news out there. WTG Mr. Prez!
Nonfarm payrolls increase by 313,000 in February vs. 200,000 est.
The economy added 313,000 jobs in February, crushing expectations, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent, according to a Labor Department report Friday that could help quell inflation fears.
Economists surveyed by Reuters had been expecting nonfarm payroll growth of 200,000 and the unemployment rate to decline one-tenth of a percent to 4 percent.
Stocks surged following the report, with the Dow industrials opening more than 150 points higher after being slightly negative before the news.
Construction jobs led the way, with 61,000 new positions, followed by retail and professional and business services (50,000 apiece), manufacturing (31,000) and financial activities (28,000). Health care added 19,000 while mining saw 9,000 new jobs...
Job growth just had another huge month, but wages were weak
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