The US economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than initial estimates had suggested in the year through March, according to preliminary data from the Labor Department released on Tuesday.
The routine annual report - a revision to payrolls data - showed that the jobs market had been growing at a slower pace than previously thought at the end of the Biden administration and in the first months of the Trump administration.
Economists had anticipated a large downward revision, but the weaker-then-expected figure bolstered concerns about the health of the world's largest economy.
The Federal Reserve is closely watching for signs of softness in the jobs market ahead of its meeting next week.
The US central bank is expected to lower its benchmark interest rate after holding rates steady so far this year, as it weighs signs of a slowdown in the jobs market against fears that US President Donald Trump's tariffs might reignite inflation.
