U.S. employment surged in February

by Ben Reilly Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:25 pm

Job growth surged last month as auto makers, builders and retailers pushed the unemployment rate to a four-year low, defying concerns that budget battles in Washington would harm the economic expansion.

Employment rose 236,000 last month after a revised 119,000 gain in January that was smaller than first estimated, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast of 90 economists surveyed by Bloomberg projected an advance of 165,000. The jobless rate dropped to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008, from 7.9 percent.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-08/payrolls-in-u-s-rose-more-than-forecast-jobless-rate-at-7-7-.html

by Lurker Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:31 pm

I bought a new car this week. That should help the economy some! Wink

by Ben Reilly Fri Mar 08, 2013 5:53 pm

Congrats, what kind? Pics or it didn't happen! Smile

by JohnEAngel Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:31 am

must be nice Lurker. (good for you) i read an recent article on Yahoo that said that most American families cannot afford to buy a new car. there needs to be a real change in our economic structure or else the entire system will fail. i hope that the job growth surge reported here will continue but such surges in the past have seem to have been short-lived. i do hope for a better future for humanity. i will be an optimist until whatever uplifts or befalls us.

by Lurker Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:34 pm

Congrats, what kind? Pics or it didn't happen! Smile

Sorry I missed that comment. It's a 2013 Honda Fit. We love it. It's Blue Raspberry (that's what they call it - It's sorta teal to the blue spectrum.) My wife saw the very model and color on The Price Is Right and wanted it. Wink

I call it the Easter egg. I think American Motors had a Gremlin that color. Laughing

This is a 2012 that's identical, except we got the automatic transmission:

by Ben Reilly Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:38 am

Nice, one of my neighbors has a 2012 -- neat little car Smile

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