US hiring slows in February as unemployment edges up

Reuters Updated - March 10, 2023 at 07:40 PM.

The US economy added 311,000 jobs last month

An employee works on solar panels at the QCells solar energy manufacturing factory in Dalton, Georgia, US, March 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: Megan Varner

US job gains eased less than anticipated in February, according to government data released on Friday, while the unemployment rate and earnings ticked up.

The US economy added 311,000 jobs last month as the jobless rate went up slightly to 3.6 per cent, said the Labour Department.

Published on March 10, 2023 14:10

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