India, March 7 -- Employment in the U.S. increased by slightly less than expected in the month of February, according to a closely watched report released by the Labor Department on Friday.
The report said non-farm payroll employment climbed by 151,000 jobs in February after rising by a downwardly revised 125,000 jobs in January.
Economists had expected employment to grow by 160,000 jobs compared to the addition of 143,000 jobs originally reported for the previous month.
The Labor Department said jobs gains in the healthcare, financial activities, transportation and warehousing and social assistance sectors was partly offset by a decrease by federal government employment.
"Federal government employment declined by 10,000 over the month,...