13 Mar FEBRUARY EMPLOYMENT REPORT

The February employment report crushed expectations for the number
of jobs created (313,000 versus the consensus expectation of 205,000),
but wage growth moderated from the surprising January levels.
January’s numbers were also revised higher from 196,000 to 238,000, and
the total two-month revision increased by 54,000. The headline number was
the strongest result since July 2016, and points toward continued economic
growth in the United States. However, wage growth, which had picked up to
multi-year highs in January, weakened to 2.6% year over year from January’s
downwardly revised 2.8%.

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