Bls Jobs Report February 2024. The bureau of labor statistics (bls) reports that u.s. Healthcare, government and education have accounted for about 3 in 5 (59%) jobs added so far in 2024, continuing a trend from 2023.

Last month’s gain was far more than economists had expected, and it was up sharply from the 159,000 jobs that were added in august. Stripping out food and energy costs, categories that are typically quite volatile, core cpi rose 0.3% in september, bringing the annual rate up to 3.3% after.