Mumbai, March 9 -- Employment in the U.S. unexpectedly decreased in the month of February, according to a closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Friday.
The report said non-farm payroll employment slumped by 92,000 jobs in February after jumping by a downwardly revised 126,000 jobs in January.
The unexpected pullback partly reflected a decrease in healthcare employment, which fell by 28,000 jobs primarily due to strike activity.
The Labor Department also noted employment in information and federal government continued to trend down, dipping by 11,000 jobs and 10,000 jobs, respectively.
The report also said the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent in February from 4.3 percent in January, in line with economist e...