Friday , March 8th at 8:30AM EST (6:30AM MST ), the BLS will release its February labor market data . You can watch the announcement , along with pre - and post - announcement commentary , live on CNBC Bloomberg , or FBN TV . Bloomberg streams at www .bloomberg .com /tv/. You can , also , find the relevant information at marketwatch .com , wsj .com , or www .ft.com /home /us. Of course , you should , also , read the "employment situation report at www .bls .gov /bls ewsrels .htm Refer to www .bls .gov ews release /empsit .a.htm for data from the household survey (CPS ) and to www .bis .gov ews release /empsit .b.htm for data from the payroll ("establishment") survey (CES) and use those data to complete the following table : Statistic Feb 2018 Jan 2018 Change from jan to CPS (household CBS (payroll Feb survey) survey ) Unemployment Rate (U3) Number of persons unemployed Unemployment Rate (U6): Labor Force Participation Rate Number of person in labor force Change in total nonfarm payrolls Average weekly hours, all employees Average hourly earnings all employees Comment on whether you consider the February report to be "good news " or "bad news " for the economy Le., did the announcement "beat " expectations or was it a disappointment ? How did equity markets react to this report and why ? What are the implications for the Fed's actions on March 20th ? Refer to www.bls.govews release/empsit.t15.htm for data on 16 and other measures of labor underutilization