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#695: First Friday: Jobs Fell by 92,000. But the Economy Is Still Growing?

Friday, March 6, 2026Paula PantView original

The jobs report that dropped today sent shockwaves through the markets, the US lost 92,000 jobs in February, completely defying expectations of a 60,000 job gain. How do we make sense of data that seems to contradict itself?

In this First Friday episode, I break down the confusing signals coming from different employment reports (BLS [...]