Financial News: U.S. Employment Unexpectedly Slumps By 92,000 Jobs In

U.S. Employment Unexpectedly Slumps By 92,000 Jobs In February

03/06/2026 - 08:35:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - Employment in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of February, according to a closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Friday.

The report said non-farm payroll employment slumped by 92,000 jobs in February after jumping by a downwardly revised 126,000 jobs in January.

Economists had expected employment to increase by 60,000 jobs compared to the addition of 130,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month.

The Labor Department also said the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent in February from 4.3 percent in January, in line with economist estimates.

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