February jobs report: Breaking down government & retail sectors

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Fri, Mar 7, 2025, 7:08 AM

The US added 151,000 jobs in February. It was fewer than the Bloomberg consensus estimate of 160,000. The unemployment rate ticked higher to 4.1% from 4.0%. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Alexandra Canal breaks down the data by sector in the video above.

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This post was written by Stephanie Mikulich.