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

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

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.

Only Fed officials, and not the BLS commissioner, have the power to directly sway the U.S. labor market on a macroscopic level.