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美国二月新增 17.5 万就业岗位The US economy added 175,000 new jobs in February, but the unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.7%.二月份美国新增 17.5 万个就业岗位，不过失业率轻微上涨至 6.7%。 The jobs figures, from the US Labor Department, were better than many had been expecting and marked a rebound from two weak months. It had been thought the figures would be affected by recent harsh weather, which had hit much of the country. But the unemployment rate, based on different statistics, went up slightly from January's 6.6% to 6.7%. 'Underlying strength' February's jobs figure, known as non-farm payrolls and based on a survey of employers, compares with the 129,000 new jobs created in January. Analysts had been expecting a rise of about 150,000 last month. "It is stronger than expected on several fronts," said Camilla Sutton, from Scotia Capital. "That these numbers came even while weather was bad shows the underlying strength of the US economy." A large chunk of the gains came from financial and other services, which were responsible for an extra 79,000 jobs. Construction companies, many of which had been affected by the bad weather, added 15,000 jobs. But the information sector lost 16,000 jobs, most of them in film and sound recording. Average hourly earnings in the private sector rose by 3.7%, or about nine cents, to $24.31, the figures show. Over the year, average hourly earnings have risen by 2.2%.