From the Washington Examiner:
Economy defied early coronavirus fears in February with 273,000 new jobs, unemployment ticked down to 3.5%
Employment growth in February beat expectations, as 273,000 workers were added to payrolls, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The unemployment rate was 3.5%, versus 3.6% in January.
Forecasters had expected about 175,000 jobs.
The job growth numbers for December and January were also revised up, by a combined 85,000.
Under the previous administration, unemployment numbers peaked at 10%. Yes, he inherited the housing bubble but still, President Trump's turn-around could have been accomplished ten years ago just as easily. All it took was the ability to see outside the Washington D.C. bubble and to have some business experience.
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