US Economy Added 175,000 Jobs in February

U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in February, picking up the pace of hiring after two months of sluggish job growth. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that the unemployment rate edged slightly higher to 6.7 percent, leaving 10.5 million workers unemployed. More than a third of them have been out of work for six months or longer. The U.S. jobless rate had been steadily declining over the last four-plus years as the world's largest economy recovers from its worst downturn...

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