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February Job Market Report Comments

Posted March 4, 2011 by PEllis

[private][private]Steady But Slow Progress—“Headline” Figures Overstate
The addition of 192,000 nonfarm jobs in February—the largest gain in nearly a year—marked
definite progress for the economy. Even better, the private sector added 222,000 jobs (offset by a loss of
30,000 government jobs) in a broad set of sectors, including Manufacturing (33,000 jobs).
February Job Market Report Comments with Chart[/private][/private]