The U.S. economy added 151,000jobsin February, slightly below expectations, as theunemploymentrate ticked up to 4.1%.
In the movie and music industry, employers added about 4,700 jobs to 413,500.
In broadcasting and among content providers, employment declined by about 1,000 to 331,500.
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Employment in publishing was flat, adding about 400 positions to 918,800.
A fuller picture will likely happen in the next couple of months.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics also tends to revise figures in subsequent months as more data is available.
This is a fundamentally healthy labor market, continuing its earlier momentum, albeit at a slightly slower pace.
He noted that the federal job losses were offset by growth of 21,000 positions in state and local government.
