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Jobs Are Down While the U.S. Spends $2 Billion a Day on War With Iran

The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that instead of adding jobs last month, the economy lost nearly 100,000.

Joe Lancaster | 3.6.2026 12:00 PM

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The February jobs report, released Friday, shows the economy faring worse than expected. The bad news comes as the government spends unfathomable amounts of money to wage war on Iran.

"Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent," the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported. Economists had instead expected an increase of 55,000 jobs.

There were other worrying signs below the top-line numbers. "Health care employment declined by 28,000 in February, following a large increase in January ( 77,000)," the BLS noted. "Over the prior 12 months, health care had added an average of 36,000 jobs per month."

In fact, health care had........

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