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Business Matters: US economy adds 380,000 jobs

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06/03/2021 GMT

US economy adds 380,000 jobs

BBC World Service - Business Matters, US economy adds 380,000 jobs

The US economy adds 380,000 jobs in February

The US economy added 380,000 jobs in February, well ahead of economists' expectations, but millions remain out of work because of the virus. We'll get reaction to the latest figures - as well as a report from the BBC's Michelle Fleury on how women have been particularly badly hit in the jobs market during the pandemic. And Marketplace's Kai Ryssdal speaks to the owner of a beauty bar whose microbusiness has struggled in the pandemic. 

Throughout the week we've been examining the impact of the pandemic on workers' mental health, and today the BBC's Szu Ping Chan reports on what makes for a happy and satisfying career.  We also have a look at the Australian reaction to Italy blocking its order of the AstraZeneca vaccine from leaving the EU. 

Plus, the US band Kings of Leon is releasing its latest album today, but it has also chosen to issue it as a tradeable digital token, which is being described as a bit like the digital currency Bitcoin. Alex Hern is technology editor of The Guardian, and dicusses whether this marks a genuine breakthrough in how artists can earn money, or just a triumph of marketing to get people talking about the new release.

Joining the BBC's Rahul Tandon is journalist Karen Percy from Melbourne, Australia 

(Picture: A person walks past a closed tourism near Times Square in New York, New York, USA. Picture Credit: EPA)

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