U.S. | Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.5% in February as Job Growth Holds Strong
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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- Global
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- Macroeconomic Analysis
- Employment
Authors
Kim Fraser
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