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8:30am 03/05/04 U.S. FEB NONFARM PAYROLLS UP 21,000 VS 130,000 EXPECTED
8:30am 03/05/04 U.S. FEB. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE STEADY AT 5.6%
8:30am 03/05/04 U.S. FEB. AVERAGE WORKWEEK STEADY AT 33.8
8:30am 03/05/04 U.S. FEB. AVG. HOURLY WAGES UP 0.2%; 1.6% IN PAST YEAR
8:30am 03/05/04 U.S. FEB. PVT.-SECTOR EMPLOYMENT UNCHANGED
8:30am 03/05/04 U.S. FEB. FACTORY JOBS DOWN 3,000, 43RD DECLINE IN ROW

U.S. Feb. nonfarm payrolls up tepid 21,000
WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 21,000 in February, far below Street expectations of 130,000, the Labor Department said Friday.
The unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent. January's payrolls were revised lower by 15,000 to 97,000.
Economists expected February payrolls to rise 130,000, according to a survey conducted by CBS MarketWatch.
Private-sector payrolls were flat in February, with government agencies accounting for 21,000 new jobs.
Manufacturing lost 3,000 jobs.
Services added 46,000 jobs, including 13,000 in retail.
Temporary help services added 32,000 jobs.
Average hours worked in the economy fell 0.1 percent.
Average hourly wages rose 3 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $15.52.
Wages are up 1.6 percent in the past 12 months.


Treasurys rally on report showing weak job growth

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- The bond market rallied Friday in the wake of a disappointing U.S. jobs report. The move was most pronounced in the shorter maturities, which are most sensitive to Federal Reserve interest rate decisions. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note was up 25/32 at 100 21/32. Its yield tumbled to 3.92 percent from 4.04 percent Thursday. U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 21,000 in February, far below Street expectations of 130,000, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent. January's payrolls were revised lower by 15,000 to 97,000.