People talking at a job fair
Marlith Kanashiro (L) speaks with a recruiter at the ISG booth setup in the Mega Job Fair held at the FLA Live Arena on June 23, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida.
  • New data out Friday morning shows how the US labor market looked in February.
  • The US added 311,000 jobs in February, greater than the estimate.
  • The unemployment rate ticked up from 3.4% to 3.6%.

The labor market continues to be hot in 2023, as the US saw another massive jump in jobs in February.