ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
Mar 08, 2013
Surge in U.S. job creation adds to signs of improving economic health
U.S. non-farm payrolls rose by 236,000 in February, smashing through market expectations of a rise of 160,000. Even though January's total was revised down, the recent upturn in hiring has had a marked impact on unemployment, the rate of which fell to a four-year low of 7.7% from 7.9% in January.
{"items" : [
{"name":"share","enabled":true,"desc":"<strong>Share</strong>","mobdesc":"Share","options":[ {"name":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fmarketintelligence%2fen%2fmi%2fresearch-analysis%2f08032013070000Surge-in-U-S-job-creation-adds-to-signs-of-improving-economic-health.html","enabled":true},{"name":"twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fmarketintelligence%2fen%2fmi%2fresearch-analysis%2f08032013070000Surge-in-U-S-job-creation-adds-to-signs-of-improving-economic-health.html&text=Surge+in+U.S.+job+creation+adds+to+signs+of+improving+economic+health","enabled":true},{"name":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fmarketintelligence%2fen%2fmi%2fresearch-analysis%2f08032013070000Surge-in-U-S-job-creation-adds-to-signs-of-improving-economic-health.html","enabled":true},{"name":"email","url":"?subject=Surge in U.S. job creation adds to signs of improving economic health&body=http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fmarketintelligence%2fen%2fmi%2fresearch-analysis%2f08032013070000Surge-in-U-S-job-creation-adds-to-signs-of-improving-economic-health.html","enabled":true},{"name":"whatsapp","url":"https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=Surge+in+U.S.+job+creation+adds+to+signs+of+improving+economic+health http%3a%2f%2fwww.spglobal.com%2fmarketintelligence%2fen%2fmi%2fresearch-analysis%2f08032013070000Surge-in-U-S-job-creation-adds-to-signs-of-improving-economic-health.html","enabled":true}]}, {"name":"rtt","enabled":true,"mobdesc":"Top"}
]}