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  • The US unemployment rate was 3.9% in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • The release out Friday also showed there were 275,000 jobs added, larger than the forecast.
  • Average hourly earnings in February also rose by 4.3% from a year earlier.

February's job growth was strong and similar to January's revised job gain.

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Job growth beats estimates, unemployment rate hits 2-year high