James St. Aubin and Amy Glaser react to the February nonfarm payrolls report, which showed a shock loss of 92K jobs. James says the lack of layoffs has been the “linchpin” in continued optimism in the jobs market, and that may no longer hold. He tells investors to watch weekly initial claims closely. Amy notes one-offs hurting the report, including weather-related issues, though she does stress that hiring has slowed overall. On AI, she thinks people don’t have to worry about losing their jobs to technology, but to people who use AI better than they can.
The Watch List
06 Mar 2026
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