ALFREDO ORTIZ: American Economy Much Stronger Than Jobs Report Suggests
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Friday’s jobs report showed 92,000 positions were lost in February, sending the stock market falling. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, and the labor force participation rate fell to 62.0%. However, February job loss…
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