Payrolls fall by 36,000; U.S. jobless rate steady at 9.7%

 The official national unemployment rate remained unchanged at 9.7 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said moments ago.
Forecasters predicted the rate would rise from 9.7 in January to 9.8 percent in February.
Non-farm payrolls dropped by 36,000 in February. The non-farm payroll job-loss number in January was revised to 20,000.
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