January’s surprise drop in employment gives way to February’s surprise jump in employment.Specifically, the Country added 47,300 new jobs last month, well above a market-consensus forecast for a gain of 15,000, according to Dow Jones Newswires.The paricipation rate also beat analysts’ estimates, hitting 64.8% vs. a projected 64.5%. The unemployment rate remained at 6%.The stocks are reacting to the news positively with the ASX 200 up 0.7%, after sitting about 0.2% higher in early trade.