US labor market cooling; unemployment rate rises to two-year high of 3.9%

WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth accelerated in February, but that likely masks underlying softening labor market conditions as the unemployment rate increased to a two-year high of 3.9%. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday also showed wages rising moderately last month. The jump in the unemployment rate after holding at 3.7% for
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