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title: "BREAKING: US February NFP lower than expected!"
description: "➡️ Nonfarm Payrolls 151K (est. 160K, prev. 125K)\n➡️ Private Nonfarm Payrolls 140K (est. 142K, prev. 81K)\n➡️ Unemployment rate 4.1% (est. 4.0%, prev. 4.0%)\n➡️ Average hourly earnings YoY 4.0% (est. 4.1%, prev. 3.9%)\n➡️ Labor force participation 62.4% (est. 62.6%, prev. 62.6%)\n\nSource: Jayanth Ukwaththa on X, US Bureau of Statistics"
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# [BREAKING: US February NFP lower than expected!](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/jason-zweig-on-reasons-to-not-allocate-100-to-stocks-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Mar 7, 2025, 4:24:35 PM

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