Pressure is on for the Fed to start lowering rates, with markets expecting a cut at each of the three remaining meetings this year.

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

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.

Pressure is on for the Fed to start lowering rates, with markets expecting a cut at each of the three remaining meetings this year.