For anyone who still felt a little uneasy about the health of the U.S.economy in early 2005,the government's report on tie February job markets,which showed companies added 262,000 new workers last month,was the perfect elixir.The surprisingly strong gain in payrolls means that demand by both consumers and businesses is on solid footing and that the economy in the first quarter may well be speeding up from the fourth quarter's 3.8% annual rate of growth.
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