USA: job creations jump more than expected in February, unemployment down

Job creation in the United States jumped in February, overwhelmingly in bars and restaurants thanks to the easing of activity restrictions and in anticipation of the mini economic boom expected in the spring, the department said on Friday. Job.

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In February, 379,000 jobs were created, almost three times more than in January, whose figures were revised sharply, to 166,000 instead of 49,000 initially announced.

It is also much more than the 200,000 expected by analysts.

The unemployment rate, on the other hand, fell only very slightly to 6.2% after 6.3% in January.