Mar 7, 2026 Hajin Kim www.barrons.com The job market in the United States became weaker in February. The number of jobs went down, and the unemployment rate went up. On March 6, the U.S. Department of Labor said that about 92,000 jobs outside farming were lost in February. Experts thought about 50,000 jobs would be added, but the result was very different. The unemployment rate also increased to 4.4%. Experts expected it to be 4.3%. One reason for the decrease was a large str