The level of employment for the 12 months through March 2024 was downgraded by 598,000 jobs.

The total revision was on the high end of Wall Street expectations, which ranged from a low around 600,000 to as many as a million.

The level of employment for the 12 months through March 2024 was downgraded by 598,000 jobs.

The lower numbers spark fears that Trump’s erratic economic policies have created so much uncertainty that businesses are reluctant to hire.

The weaker-then-expected figure bolstered concerns about the health of the world's largest economy.

Tuesday the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its revised numbers of nonfarm payrolls in the year leading up to March, dropping previous numbers by 911,000.

The latest Labor Department report showed that the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than had been initially reported in the year ending March 2025.

"The revision shows the economy entered 2025 with less momentum than previously understood,” said Bill Adams, Chief Economist at Comerica Bank.