Economy Adds 242,000 Jobs In February, Unemployment Remains At 4.9 Percent

In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, Racheel Weston, stood in line with a few hundred other job seekers, during the job fair that the Miami Marlins hosted at Marlins Park in Miami. The number of Americans seeking unemployme... In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, Racheel Weston, stood in line with a few hundred other job seekers, during the job fair that the Miami Marlins hosted at Marlins Park in Miami. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in five years, a positive sign that layoffs have fallen and hiring may pick up. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) MORE LESS
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The U.S. economy grew by 242,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.

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  1. Avatar for bdtex bdtex says:

    Romney said he’d have the UE rate down to 6% by now.

  2. And yet…we are ‘going to hell’ and The Donald is the only one to save us. Go figure.

  3. Avatar for nova nova says:

    clearly “the worst recovery in history.”

  4. Avatar for dswx dswx says:

    Matt Lauer missed a great chance to pin Romney with “You are not running for president as of this moment but in the 2012 campaign you said you would have unemployment down to 6 percent by now. It is already much lower. So why should anyone running for president listen to you know?” :wink:

  5. Wow! Another month added to the all time record months of positive job growth. Yet, the GOP meme is that Obamacare has been a job killer. Good thing they don’t believe in facts or Arabic numerals. They have a problem if their imaginary world is contradicted.

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