US DATA: NFIB statement on Feb jobs (NFIB survey is due Tues, Mar
13) says “the net change in employment per firm (seasonally adjusted)
was 0.04 vs January’s net zero. Seasonally adjusted, 14 percent
of the owners added an average of 2.9 workers per firm over the past few
months, and 12 percent reduced employment an average of 3.5 workers per
firm. The remaining 74 percent of owners made no net change in
employment. While the percent of firms reducing employment was the 2nd
lowest since 2007, the percent of those increasing employment was one of
the highest reading since 2007.”