Jobs in US fell by 92,000

Fahad Redha

March 9, 2026
3 min read

The amount of jobs in the American economy plummeted last month, raising questions about the health of the country’s labour market. Payrolls in America fell by 92,000 with unemployment rising to 4.4%, official figures have revealed, in a surprise to analysts who expected hiring to continue to be stable.

It is the biggest month of losses of jobs since the government shut down, coming during concerns over a rise in oil prices. Almost every sector saw a decline in employment, including healthcare which was affected by strikes.

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Federal government employment also shrank by 10,000 last month. Since October 2024 when it was at a peak, federal employment fell by 330,000 or 11%, according to the Labor Department. Jobs gained in December and January were lower than it had predicted, it said.

Even if figures for healthcare return to the expected employment numbers, they still do not meet the hopes that hiring could accelerate after the shutdown. 2025 was reportedly the weakest year for employment in America since the pandemic according to Samuel Tombs, chief US economist for Pantheon Macroeconomics.

“What stabilisation?” he wrote in after the figures were revealed. “The idea the labor market has turned a corner implodes with this report.”

The downturn in hiring saw shares in Wall Street fall, putting more pressure on US President Donald Trump who promised during his campaign to improve the economy.

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