US sheds 92,000 jobs in warning sign for Trump’s economy

Advertisement United States World United States & Canada US sheds 92,000 jobs in warning sign for Trump’s economy Unemployment crept up, while job numbers showed a surprise reversal from growth in the previous month 2 -MIN READ 2 -MIN Listen Agence France-Presse Published: 5:09am, 7 Mar 2026 The US unexpectedly lost jobs in February while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, piling pressure on President Donald Trump’s economic agenda as key midterm elections approach. The world’s biggest economy shed 92,000 jobs last month, in a sharp reversal from the job growth of 126,000 in January, the Labour Department said. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, crept up to 4.4 per cent from 4.3 per cent. Advertisement White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett insisted Friday that the US economy remained “really strong”, telling CNBC that observers should consider the average job growth over a few months instead of focusing on monthly fluctuations. But Chuck Schumer, who leads th