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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Lauren Aratani in New York

US job market grows amid threats of mass federal layoffs and Trump tariffs

bar chart showing 151,000 jobs added in Feb

The US labor market continued to grow in February even as threats of mass layoffs in the federal government and uncertainty around Donald Trump’s tariff policies rattle the US economy.

In February, 151,000 jobs were added to the economy, up from an adjusted 125,000 jobs gained in January. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, little changed from 4% in January. Economists had been expecting 170,000 new jobs to be added over the month.

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