U.S. job growth was weaker than expected in February, although still strong, according to the Labor Department’s first jobs report of the second Trump administration. 151,000 jobs were added last month, falling below economists’ predictions of 160,000. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady breaks it down.
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