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The labor market was weaker early in Trump’s term, data shows - The Washington Post
Business and EconomyBy Lauren Kaori Gurley8/28/20261 min read
The new data offers additional insight into how the labor market fared during the first year of President Donald Trump’s term.
✨ Key Highlights
- Newly released data indicates the U.S. labor market was weaker during the early months of President Donald Trump's term than initially reported.
- The economy created fewer private-sector jobs than originally estimated for the period spanning April 2025 through March.
- The downward revision reflects the period when Trump's tariffs and related economic policies began taking effect across parts of the economy.
- The updated figures provide additional insight into how employment fared during the first year of Trump's presidency.
- The revised data suggests that job growth fell short of earlier assessments during this stretch of the administration.
The U.S. economy created even fewer jobs than originally reported in the private sector from April 2025 through March, as President Donald Trumps tariffs and other policies took hold over parts of th