Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, holds a hearing on the newly released employment figures for February from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
On Friday, March 5, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its February 2010 employment report, showing the net number of jobs created or lost during the month of February as well as the unemployment rate. Currently, the consensus forecast is that 50,000 jobs were lost in February, although estimates range from 150,000 jobs lost to 30,000 jobs gained.