Published on Friday, March 6, 2015

U.S. | Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.5% in February as Job Growth Holds Strong

Summary

Nonfarm payrolls increased 295K in February, with 288K private and 7K government. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.5% as the participation rate fell to 62.8%. Strong job growth not expected to pull forward the Fed’s first rate hike before mid-2015

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Authors

Kim Fraser

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English - March 6, 2015

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