WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Here’s a roundup of comments from economists and lawmakers about Friday’s report showing 175,000 new jobs were created in February and the unemployment rate rose to 6.7% from 6.6%. Read MarketWatch’s February payrolls story.

• “+162k on private jobs; January revised up. Unemployment rate moves to 6.7%. Way better than expected given weather issues.” — John Canally, economic and investment strategist, LPL FInancial. @JohnCanally

Green Mountain Energy representative Jose Mosquea, left, talks to job seeker Edwin DeLeon during a job fair in New York on Aug. 22, 2013. Bloomberg

• “Household survey employment was merely moderate (+42k), but that comes after a monster rise in Jan (+638k), so is still pretty healthy.” — Justin Wolfers, University of Michigan economics professor. @JustinWolfers

• “This is a really boring report. Most exciting piece is that earnings/hour are up, but total hours worked are down.” — Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum. @djheakin

• “The decent rebound in job growth in February, despite the weather drag, virtually guarantees another Fed tapering step at the March 18-19 meeting.” — Sal Guatieri, senior economist, BMO Capital Markets

• “Despite the uptick in the unemployment rate we think the Fed will remove reference to the 6.5% threshold in the March statement as it is not a sufficient or particularly informative measure of labor market slack and therefore not the best guidepost for monetary policy.” — Julia Coronado, BNP Paribas

• “With more people in work and these workers earning more money it should be good news for consumer spending and confidence and help cement expectations for ongoing Fed asset purchase tapering.” — James Knightley, ING Bank economist

• “#Nonfarmpayrolls came out almost exactly we forecast: typical seasonal hiring in education was not detailed by weather.” — Diane Swonk, Mesirow Financial. @DianeSwonk

• “While it’s good news that more Americans found work last month, there are still far too many asking the question, ‘Where are the jobs?’ They have been waiting more than five years for an answer from this president, and all he has offered is a disastrous health law that’s raising costs, hurting seniors, and making it harder for small businesses to hire.” — House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican

• “The jobs report shows the economy is moving forward, but too many are left out & left behind. It’s time to create jobs & grow the economy.” — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat. @NancyPelosi

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