SUBSCRIBERS
US jobs, wages show solid gains in Trump's first full month
Published Fri, Mar 10, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
US EMPLOYERS in February added jobs at an above-average pace for a second month on outsized gains in construction and manufacturing, showing the labour market continued its steady growth in the new year.
The 235,000 increase in jobs followed a 238,000 rise in January that was more than previously estimated, the best back-to-back rise since July, a Labor Department report showed on Friday in Washington. The …
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
US veto sinks Palestinian UN membership bid in Security Council
Pro-China local leader ousted in Solomon Islands election
Japan‘s March inflation slows to 2.6%, eyes on BOJ move
S&P downgrades Israel rating on heightened geopolitical risk
‘We have our jury’: panel selected for Trump criminal trial
UK wage growth and services inflation too high for rate cut, BOE’s Greene says