A Sharp Reversal Following Last Month’s Robust Gain The US economy shed 92,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate climbed to 4.4%. Both figures underperformed consensus expectations (please see details below). Meanwhile, average weekly earnings grew at an annual rate of 3.8%, exceeding forecasts. Beyond these headline metrics, the report comes with several underlying complexities, including various one-off factors. #economy #jobs #unemployment #employment