US economy adds 151,000 jobs, slightly missing estimates

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Washington | US job growth steadied last month while the unemployment rate rose — a mixed snapshot of a job market hanging on the balance of quickly changing government policy.

Nonfarm payrolls increased 151,000 in February after a downward revision to the prior month, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report. The unemployment rate rose to 4.1 per cent.

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