Here's what to expect at 8:30 a.m. ET when the releases its much-anticipated February jobs report, economists say:
-- "The economy probably created 210,000 jobs last month, , following January's tally of 243,000. The unemployment rate is expected to have held at a three-year low of 8.3 percent."
-- "Economists forecast the data will show that private jobs increased 225,000 and total non-farm payrolls climbed 210,000 in February, according to a . The jobless rate probably held at an almost three-year low of 8.3 percent."
If the jobless rate is unchanged from January's 8.3 percent, it would still be at the . A year ago, it was around 9 percent.
We'll post the news once the report is out. And plans to make sense of the numbers as well.
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