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Paychecks keep rising for American workers, providing boost to household budgets

The Labor Department’s latest jobs report showed that American workers’ wage gains are continuing to outpace stubbornly high inflation. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its jobs report for February on Friday, which showed that workers’ average hourly earnings rose faster than expected last month.Employees on private nonfarm payrolls saw their average…

US economy shed 92K jobs in February, well below expectations

This story about the February 2026 jobs report is developing and will be updated with more details. The U.S. economy shed jobs unexpectedly in February as employers pulled back to start 2026 amid economic uncertainty.What are the key findings of the February 2026 jobs report? The Labor Department on Wednesday…