Voters, taxpayers, workers, heads of household may not only be familiar with their local currency, but additional details such as inflation.
But how many understand how fundamental, how indispensable money is to our modern society?
There's no denying simpler systems, barter for example.
Our modern society could not operate without money.
Thus to monitor our economy provides insight into the broader health of our society.
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The U.S. shed 92,000 jobs in February, a sharp and unexpected setback for the labor market after economists had forecast job growth.
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% last month from 4.3% in January.
Economists polled by FactSet had predicted a payroll gain of 60,000 last month.
February marks the third time in the last five months that the job market has shown job losses. U.S. stocks fell on the surprise payrolls miss, while oil prices jumped to their highest level in nearly two years amid the widening war in Iran.
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Some might imagine brief disturbances can occur, when a major event like the U.S. attacking Iran.
However, the statistics for the above report had already been compiled before Trump attacked Iran, again.
But how many understand how fundamental, how indispensable money is to our modern society?
There's no denying simpler systems, barter for example.
Our modern society could not operate without money.
Thus to monitor our economy provides insight into the broader health of our society.
MoneyWatch
U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, marking an unexpected setback for the economy
Updated on: March 6, 2026 / 12:14 PM EST / CBS NewsThe U.S. shed 92,000 jobs in February, a sharp and unexpected setback for the labor market after economists had forecast job growth.
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4% last month from 4.3% in January.
Economists polled by FactSet had predicted a payroll gain of 60,000 last month.
February marks the third time in the last five months that the job market has shown job losses. U.S. stocks fell on the surprise payrolls miss, while oil prices jumped to their highest level in nearly two years amid the widening war in Iran.
U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, marking an unexpected setback for the economy
Economists had forecast a gain of 60,000 jobs last month. The unexpected drop was due to job losses in health care and the federal government.
www.cbsnews.com
Some might imagine brief disturbances can occur, when a major event like the U.S. attacking Iran.
However, the statistics for the above report had already been compiled before Trump attacked Iran, again.