Calm before the Trump storm? February jobs report won’t show federal layoffs. Here’s what we might see instead.

The U.S. jobs report for February was put together before President Trump fired thousands of federal workers and launched the biggest trade war in decades. Yet it could still could provide clues on whether the economy was weakening before the White House broadsides.

Mar 6, 2025 - 13:02
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Calm before the Trump storm? February jobs report won’t show federal layoffs. Here’s what we might see instead.
The U.S. jobs report for February was put together before President Trump fired thousands of federal workers and launched the biggest trade war in decades. Yet it could still could provide clues on whether the economy was weakening before the White House broadsides.