US unemployment rate falls unexpectedly to 3.5%
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The US unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in February, amid the addition of 273k jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The market had been expecting the jobless rate to stay steady at 3.6%, with 175k additions.

Average hourly earnings rose 9c, or 0.3% to $28.52, as expected.

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