U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month
“The U.S. economy added only 20,000 jobs — far fewer than expected — last month, the Labor Department said Friday. But the unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent from January’s 4 percent, and earnings growth picked up. The increase in jobs was below the 180,000 projected by private analysts and the smallest gain since September 2017. February’s increase was dramatically smaller than January’s revised gain of 311,000 and December’s revised 227,000.”