Unemployment stays at 4.9%, 242,000 new jobs

Posted by | March 4, 2016 09:29 | Filed under: Economy Politics

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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 242,000 in February, and the
unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. Employment gains occurred in health care and social
assistance, retail trade, food services and drinking places, and private
educational services. Job losses continued in mining…

In February, the unemployment rate held at 4.9 percent, and the number of
unemployed persons, at 7.8 million, was unchanged. Over the year, the
unemployment rate and the number of unemployed persons were down by 0.6
percentage point and 831,000, respectively.

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.5 percent),
adult women (4.5 percent), teenagers (15.6 percent), Whites (4.3 percent),
Blacks (8.8 percent), Asians (3.8 percent), and Hispanics (5.4 percent) showed
little or no change in February.

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29 responses to Unemployment stays at 4.9%, 242,000 new jobs

  1. Maxx44 March 4th, 2016 at 09:37

    I can no longer hold back. Obama, you’re a complete failure…as a socialist.

  2. Tommie March 4th, 2016 at 10:36

    Here comes the republican talking points in 3….2…..1……

    • amongoose March 4th, 2016 at 12:33

      According to BLS, almost 80% minimum wage jobs.

      • tracey marie March 4th, 2016 at 13:11

        77% in low education states and these jobs are 22% of the total employment. The whole truth not just cherry picked statistics.would you prefer those jobs not have happened?

        • amongoose March 4th, 2016 at 14:33

          Would prefer they hire American college grads for them not imported lower wage workers.

          • tracey marie March 4th, 2016 at 15:19

            ask trump, your leader.

          • StoneyCurtisll March 4th, 2016 at 15:21

            College grads top pour concrete, Repair roads, Build bridges. build runways at air ports…
            You have no idea what you are taking about.

          • Obewon March 4th, 2016 at 20:32

            LOL. “imported lower wage workers” make $60/hr in Information technology, because most Americans won’t do the jobs foreign educated workers do e.g. Mrs Ivana Trump & the 3rd Mrs Trump.

        • Obewon March 4th, 2016 at 20:29

          Red state karma are Texas’ U.S. Record below minimum wage jobs.

      • StoneyCurtisll March 4th, 2016 at 13:20

        Minimum wage jobs…
        The type of job righties think everyone should have, (except for yourselves)..

        • amongoose March 4th, 2016 at 14:32

          You asked for the spin, there it is.
          That and the number of jobs that have been filled by H1B’s,
          .
          Still can’t understand why we can’t fill those jobs with American graduates.

          • StoneyCurtisll March 4th, 2016 at 15:15

            You people got what you wanted…
            Low wage jobs….
            And now you want to pretend they are not six figure jobs..

            I feel for pain for failing at be the opposition..
            And I mock you for exposing your stupidity.

            • amongoose March 4th, 2016 at 15:23

              “I feel for pain for failing at be the opposition”
              What?
              .
              Who is pushing for low wage jobs, and how are they doing it?
              Unless of course you are referring to the vast numbers of both legal (H1B) and illegal workers driving down wages courtesy of both parties.

              “You People” is that a racist remark?
              .

              • tracey marie March 4th, 2016 at 15:27

                such a troll.

              • StoneyCurtisll March 4th, 2016 at 15:33

                “you people” are the ones that vote against your own best interest…
                Look in the mirror….
                You ave noting to fear other than people just like you.

                • amongoose March 4th, 2016 at 16:15

                  And how would I be voting against my interests?
                  I don’t fear others, either their actions or opinions.

              • Obewon March 4th, 2016 at 20:27

                HI visas were dumped on USA by lifelong “You People” Repubs (R) Bill Gates Jr, lifelong Repub (R) Warren Buffet, lifelong Repub (R) Michael Bloomberg, et al.

          • tracey marie March 4th, 2016 at 15:18

            ask trump, he said the 300 Americans who applied for seasonal jobs really did not want them.

          • Obewon March 4th, 2016 at 20:23

            Nobody is dim enough to overpay software ignorant neoclowns. So about 1/2 of of all U.S. jobs requiring college degrees are filled by H1 temporary contractors. Two H1’s I work with make just $60/hr. Vs $90/hr to $125/hr for U.S. citizen Information Technology consultant temporary 2-3 year contractors.

      • Obewon March 4th, 2016 at 20:10

        Nope! These are well paying HC, PhD, High Tech, etc Private jobs.

        And POTUS Obama’s 242,000 Feb, 2016 Jobs surpasses 2 YEARS of Bush Jr JoBS implosion leaving just 113,000 Jobs PER Bush Cheney Year! Boom! It sucks to be a Drumpf / Palin republiklan.

      • Tommie March 4th, 2016 at 21:50

        But jobs for those who are really looking for them, the economy is slow but we stopped a free fall and are surely getting back on track! Imo!

  3. StoneyCurtisll March 4th, 2016 at 13:19

    It’s all lies..
    Obama has fixed the numbers…
    Argle Bargle…

    • Tim Coolio March 4th, 2016 at 21:55

      If my investments are doing good, republicans will think it’s all fake money!

  4. William March 4th, 2016 at 13:27

    It’s just another one of Obamas tricks. While you’re at work, the department of disarmament will come to your house and take your guns.

  5. Tim Coolio March 4th, 2016 at 21:58

    Thank you President Obama for repairing the
    republicans economic catastrophe of 2008! it’s
    also one of the reasons they got kicked out of
    congress in 2006,
    and if this news today was happening under Mitt, think of what they would be telling us!

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