Washington, March 6 -- Rep. Don Beyer issued the following press release:
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today issued its February 2026 jobs report, which found that the economy shed 92,000 jobs, raising the unemployment rate to 4.4 percent - one of the highest unemployment rates since 2021. Since President Trump's tariffs took effect in April 2025, the U.S. economy has, on balance, lost a total of 19,000 jobs. This is a dramatic change from the year before Trump took office, when the economy was averaging 168,000 jobs added per month.
Rep. Don Beyer, Senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, said:
"This awful jobs report should be a flashing red warning light for the Trump Administration. Already under strain fro...