U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%

CNBC ^ | March 06, 2026 | Jeff Cox

[hcmama]

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 50,000 in February while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, according to Dow Jones consensus estimates

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[hcmama]

This is a big miss.

[AppyPappy]

Nonfarm payrolls fell by 92,000 for the month

[BlueStateRightist]

And oil now up to $86.

[hcmama]

The revisions here were bad as well. The prior 2 months scaled back 75,000 jobs

[volare737]

Yep, but right now the rising price of oil is the bigger problem for the markets.

[Sirius Lee]

You can go to TheLayoff.com and do a search on pretty much any company and get the inside skinny on why this is happening. What you'll see as an excuse is AI - artificial intelligence, but in actuality is AI - Always Indians.

Trump has done banner work in controlling the border, but has utterly failed Americans in the areas of H1B and offshoring. (Why aren't there tariffs on profits generated via un-American workers?). When it comes to this issue, Trump is MALA.

[Puppage]

My portfolio has been getting hammered this week.

[hcmama]

The H1B program should be done, ended, and permanently shuttered.

[volare737]

And Dow futures down another 400 points this morning….

[Skylab]

180k jobs created in the whole of 2025. It’s a horrific number and none dare say it. And now the jobs numbers are falling. The whole tariff debacle has been a disaster for prices and the economy on the whole. And still the emperor is fully clothed and impeccably dressed.

[bigdaddy45]

I’ve been sitting on way too much cash. This is an opportunity to get back in at some more sane prices.

[Poison Pill]

Tariffs

[hcmama]

"180k jobs created in the whole of 2025"

It has been fashionable for financial analysts to say we have a "low hire, low fire" economy.

I think one part of that equation is about ready to end.

[kaktuskid]

How much of this is due to bad weather?
And were the unemployment numbers pumped up due to government employment.

[Puppage]

I saw that.

[cowboyusa]

You sound ecited

[kaktuskid]

How much of this is because the previous administration pumped up the employment numbers with gov jobs?

[cowboyusa]

A lot. February was terrible. The Spring and Summer will tell the tale. Tax Cuts will hit now.

[hcmama]

As usual, I, nor anyone elso for that matter, know what the hell you are talking about

[buckalfa]

"Yep, but right now the rising price of oil is the bigger problem for the markets.

Yeah but do you measure the health of the economy in balance sheet market value or by jobs and prosperity on main street. As a Trump voter, is it fair to ask when are the huge deals brokered by Trump going to break dirt and create jobs?