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    US Economy Added 295,000 Jobs in February

    The latest Labor Department report shows nonfarm employers added 295,000 jobs last month, while unemployment fell from 5.7 to 5.5 percent. Wall Street's looking for an increase in interest rates sometime this summer. But, not all the data are encouraging about the economy.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 6, 2015 • 1 min read

    The latest Labor Department report shows nonfarm employers added 295,000 jobs last month, while unemployment fell from 5.7 to 5.5 percent. Wall Street's looking for an increase in interest rates sometime this summer. But, not all the data are encouraging about the economy. That's according to Danielle Kurtzleben, economics and business correspondent for Vox.com.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Danielle Kurtzleben

      NPR

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Body-Hacking: The Benefits and Unintended Consequences
    1. 1:45US Economy Added 295,000 Jobs in FebruaryYou’re reading this
    2. 8:30Fitness Tracking: The Benefits and Unintended Consequences
    3. 43:38Bloody Sunday and "The Bridge Crossing Jubilee"
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