US economy smashes estimates, adds 273,000 jobs in February amid coronavirus outbreak

5:44am PST - March 6th, 2020    unemployment rate - Business Insider

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said 273,000 nonfarm payrolls were created last month. That was compared with 225,000 in January and exceeded economist forecasts for 175,000. The report only reflects conditions through mid-February, so it didn't signal the ful…