Friday, March 07, 2025

Employers Added 151,000 Jobs in February, Missing Forecasts

Employers across the U.S. added 151,000 jobs in February, below economists' forecasts and pointing to a slowdown in the labor market amid signs of slowing economic growth.

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"The U.S. added 151,000 non-farm jobs from January to February, according to the Labor Department's seasonally adjusted data, the weakest February growth since 2019."

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-- Zach Everson (@zacheverson.com) March 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM

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Everyone knows that the next jobs forecast will be much worse.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-07 10:23 AM

Note: The data includes folks employed by Feb 12. The day before fElon Muskrat killed hundreds of thousands of jobs and the Fat ------ tanked the economy.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-07 04:10 PM

I'll wager that this 151k figure will represent the high water mark for 2025 monthly job creation. The administration has poured a barrel of uncertainty into the US economy, and when they are uncertain businesses sit on their hands, so don't hire.

Talking about folks with jobs, Jay Powell should get another five years in his job, given his performance in the past four years, and his calming effect on the capital markets ...

#3 | Posted by catdog at 2025-03-07 08:51 PM

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