Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:07 PM PST

Listen to the Audio JIM LEHRER : We begin with the good news of the February jobs report. The Labor Department today reported a net gain of 192,000 jobs, almost all of them in the private sector, and the most in nearly a year. The unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent, the lowest in almost two years. And the so-called underemployed rate, including part-time workers and those who have stopped ...

Factory Overtime in U.S. Points to Further Strengthening of Labor Market

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PST

Fewer Americans must settle for part-time jobs for lack of full-time work, and factory overtime is on the rise, indicating the pace of payroll gains reported by the Labor Department today is sustainable, economists said.

Jobs Report in Depth, Part 1

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:24 AM PST

The economy added a total of 192,000 jobs in February. That is just a bit better than consensus expectations for a gain of 185,000.

Jobs Report: Don't Pop the Bubbly Yet

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PST

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Finally, the economy appears to be delivering jobs -- adding 222,000 private sector jobs and 192,000, after losses in government are subtracted, in February. The unemployment rate fell to 8.9 ...