<h1>Labor market weakness deepens as employers cut jobs and unemployment rises, complicating monetary policy choices.</h1> Significant net job losses and a rising unemployment rate signal renewed strain in the labour market: employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, pushing the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent and reversing January's stronger payroll gain. Job losses were broad-based across healthcare, restaurants and bars, construction, manufacturing, administrative support, and courier services, while average hourly wages increased modestly year over year.