Us Adds A Robust 295k Jobs; Jobless Rate Falls To 5.5 Pct.

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business
Fri, 03/06/2015 - 8:02am

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs, the 12th straight monthly gain above 200,000. The strengthening job market could give the Federal Reserve room to move toward raising interest rates from record lows. After the jobs report was released Friday morning, investors sold ultra-safe U.S.

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