The United States saw a loss of 92,000 jobs in February, shortly before Trump became involved in the Iran conflict.

US Job Market Shows Signs of Weakness in February

In February, the United States experienced a decline of 92,000 jobs, signaling a significant slowdown in employment growth. This downturn occurred shortly before Donald Trump's actions in Iran caused further instability in the global economy. The unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4% during the same period.

By contrast, January saw the addition of 130,000 new jobs, exceeding forecasts of 70,000 but still falling short by 13,000 compared to January 2025. Economists had anticipated a gain of 60,000 jobs for February and expected the unemployment rate to remain at 4.3%.

Additionally, revisions to January’s employment figures lowered the total number of jobs created in 2025 to 181,000, marking the weakest annual job growth in recent years.