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March 8, 2021

Jump in hiring fuels optimism for economic recovery

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a surprisingly robust 379,000 jobs last month in a sign the economy is strengthening as virus cases drop, vaccinations ramp up, Americans spend more and states ease business restrictions.

The February gain marked a sharp pickup from the 166,000 jobs that were added in January and the loss of 306,000 in December. Yet it represents just a fraction of the roughly 9.5 million that the economy must regain to return to where it was before the crisis.


 
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