More good news from the latest jobs report by the U.S. Department of Labor. In February, over 300,000 jobs were added. This is the most since July 2016 and the 89th consecutive month of job gains. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1% for the 17th straight month making the labor market fuller than ever.
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February 2018 Jobs Report - Infographic
1. UNITED STATES JOBS REPORT
FEBRUARY 2018
MONTHLY OVERVIEW
The labor force participation rate increased at 0.3% to
63%. The employment-population ratio increased by
0.3% to 60.4%.
Unemployment rate
by race
Unemployment rate by education
The jobless rate for adult
men was 3.7% and adult
women was 3.8%.
The unemployment rate
remained unchanged at
4.1% for the 5th month
in a row.
313,000 new jobs were
created.
Job gains occurred in
construction, retail
trade, professional and
business services,
manufacturing, financial
activities, and mining.
Average hourly wages
increased by $0.04 to
$26.75.
JOB GAINS BY INDUSTRY
Construction
added 61,000 jobs.
Retail trade added
50,000 jobs.
Manufacturing
added 31,000 jobs.
Professional and
business services
added 50,000 jobs.
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
Asians Blacks Hispanics Whites
0%
1.1%
2.2%
3.3%
4.4%
H
igh
school
Som
e
college
4+
years
college
Source: US Department of Labor
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