The U.S. job market turned weaker last month, dashing hopes for an economic rebound.
A report from the Labor Department Friday shows employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, when economists had expected the U.S. would continue adding jobs, albeit at a sluggish pace. The unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%.
Job gains for December and January were also revised downward, with December now showing a net loss 17,000 jobs.
Systemic issues that have gone largely unaddressed (by Democratic admins) or have been exacerbated (by Republican admins). And the economy has suffered as a consequence.
In fact, several universal health care systems rely less on public health care spending than the US system does.