{"as_of":"2026-10-28T00:30:29.368Z","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_03062026.htm","disclaimer":"Educational information from official sources, not financial advice","item":{"id":"eb9662be156f7dee","source":"bls","source_name":"BLS","title":"Payroll employment edges down 92,000 in February; unemployment rate changes little at 4.4%","excerpt":"","published_at":"2026-03-06T13:30:00.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-19T19:20:29.733Z","topics":["jobs","rates"],"importance":3,"url":"https://rogueiq.com/econiq/bls/jobs-report-february-2026/","source_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_03062026.htm","source_feed":"https://www.bls.gov/feed/","ticker":null},"breakdown":{"item_id":"eb9662be156f7dee","key_points":["Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.","Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (4.1 percent), teenagers (14.9 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (7.7 percent), Asian (4.8 percent)…","The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.9 million in February but is up from 1.5 million a year earlier.","Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, following an increase in January (+126,000).","The adjustment had little effect on the total unemployment level (+15,000), and the unemployment rate was unchanged."],"what_it_says":"Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (4.0 percent), adult women (4.1 percent), teenagers (14.9 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (7.7 percent), Asian (4.8 percent)… The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) changed little at 1.9 million in February but is up from 1.5 million a year earlier. Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, following an increase in January (+126,000). The adjustment had little effect on the total unemployment level (+15,000), and the unemployment rate was unchanged.","whats_new_vs_last":"","caveats":[],"source_table_url":"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/empsit_03062026.htm","quoted_lines":[],"engine":"deterministic-v2","numbers_verified":true,"generated_at":"2026-10-27T19:30:50.398Z"}}