Headline U.S. job growth hit the brakes in February, registering the smallest ga...
NEW YORK - Headline U.S. job growth hit the brakes in February, registering the smallest gain since September 2017 and the third-smallest during the unprecedented run of 101 consecutive months of payrolls gains.
The big question on the minds of economists and investors is whether February was an anomaly or the start of cyclical weakening in the U.S. job market. The workforce participation rate among prime working-age adults between 25 and 54 years old is around the highest since 2010 at 82.5 percent, much higher than the overall participation rate of 63.2 percent.
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