03/06/2026
BREAKING: US Hemorrhages 92,000 Jobs in February as Trump Chaos Sends Economy Into Freefall The American economy shed a staggering 92,000 jobs in February, a devastating blow to working families that arrived just before Donald Trump hurled the global economy into chaos with his military conflict in Iran. The unemployment rate climbed to 4.4%, far worse than the 60,000 job gains economists had forecast and a stark reversal from the 130,000 jobs added in January. The numbers tell a story the Trump administration does not want you to hear. January’s report was revised to reveal that 2025 produced only 181,000 total jobs for the entire year, the weakest annual job growth since the Covid pandemic and a dramatic collapse from the 2 million jobs added under Democratic leadership in 2024. Even more damning, the second half of 2025 alone saw the economy shed 45,000 jobs, making clear that the deterioration was well underway long before anyone could blame outside factors. Economist Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research had already sounded the alarm before Friday’s release, warning that the labor market “was slowly deteriorating by a number of measures throughout 2025” and that unemployment filings showed no signs of improvement. His warning proved prescient. While this February report does not yet capture the full economic shockwaves of Trump’s Iran conflict, it will heavily influence the Federal Reserve’s critical interest rate decision scheduled for March 17th and 18th. Fed officials face a deeply uncomfortable position, with Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack calling for a pause on rate changes due to inflation fears, even as Trump loudly demands cuts to paper over the damage his own policies are causing. The pattern is undeniable. The MAGA economy is failing American workers, and Trump is already maneuvering to gaslight the public about who is responsible
