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Republican lawmakers are expressing alarm and uncertainty over the strength of the U.S. economy after the Labor Department reported Tuesday that the nation had created nearly 1 million fewer jobs from March 2024 to March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the data mostly falls during former President Biden\u2019s administration, the report offers further evidence the labor market is struggling. The monthly jobs report on Friday showed the unemployment rate, though still low, ticked up to 4.3 percent as the economy added only 22,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Republicans view President Trump\u2019s global trade war as the biggest reason for weaker-than-expected jobs data, noting that tariffs have increased prices, stifled consumer demand and spooked employers and investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the major stock market indices have reached record highs, Republicans on Capitol Hill worry that doesn\u2019t reflect the economic reality experienced by many Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And they fret that the economic picture could worsen over the next six months heading into the midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMy take is that we\u2019re in rough spot. The jobs numbers are low,\u201d said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.). \u201cIf you look at industrial jobs, if you look at the farm economy right now \u2014 the farm economy is looking pretty bleak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see where tariffs have helped us yet; I don\u2019t see a lot of corn and soybeans being bought,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bacon, who represents a swing district in Nebraska, doesn\u2019t plan to run for a sixth term and warned that a slumping economy could pose a major political problem for Republicans in the 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Clinton administration said it\u2019s the economy, stupid,\u201d he said, arguing that inflation under Biden was the biggest reason Trump won in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe economy is always the ace,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Republicans on Tuesday voiced similar views that the strength of the economy will be the biggest issue in 2026 and that it\u2019s struggling because of widespread uncertainty created by Trump\u2019s trade policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s still so much uncertainty,\u201d said Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.). \u201cThe economy could be better than it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBusinesses are waiting to see what happens, and therefore, there\u2019s less job growth than there otherwise would be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moran said manufacturers in his state are pointing to tariffs as a major reason it\u2019s getting increasingly expensive to do business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy conversations at home in August, at least in the manufacturing business sector, were about the difficulties that tariffs were making and increasing the cost of production and keeping them from buying new equipment in the manufacturing process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo me, that translates into tariffs are a challenge for many businesses, particularly manufacturers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday\u2019s BLS report provided revised data showing the U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs from the end of March 2024 through March 2025 than previously reported. The report indicated the economy added only 850,000 jobs during that period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The disappointing report came out several weeks after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the agency reported employers added only 73,000 new jobs in July and revised down the number of jobs created in May and June by 258,000.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, the BLS also revised its data for June to show that employment dropped by 13,000 jobs that month, marking the first time the economy suffered a net loss of jobs since 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the latest jobs report from the Labor Department shows the economy is slowing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the economy is weakening,\u201d Dimon told CNBC in an interview. \u201cWhether it\u2019s on the way to a recession or just weakening, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody\u2019s Analytics, on Friday declared the country has entered a \u201cjobs recession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe goods side of the economy, including manufacturing, mining and construction, is losing a significant number of jobs, as is the federal government,\u201d he posted on the social platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOnly healthcare and hospitality are adding to payrolls. It\u2019s not a full-blown recession, as GDP, incomes, and profits are still slowly growing. But for how much longer, if the economy continues losing jobs?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zandi says he expects inflation to grow from 2.7 percent to nearly 4 percent by this time next year as a result of higher tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He warned in an interview with Newsweek that rising prices and a surge in layoffs could lead to a \u201cself-reinforcing vicious cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe weakening in job growth goes to what feels like an economy-wide hiring freeze. Businesses are just very reluctant to add to their payrolls,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday acknowledged the economy will be a powerful issue in next year\u2019s election, but he argued jobs and other economic indicators would pick up strength in the months ahead thanks to the enactment of Trump\u2019s tax and spending package over the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think people are economic voters, always,\u201d he said when asked about Tuesday\u2019s jobs report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut I think by the time the midterm elections roll around, a lot of the effects of the \u2018one big, beautiful bill\u2019 that we passed, you\u2019re going to start seeing that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to see increased capital investment, you\u2019re going to see new jobs created, better-paying jobs. And I think you\u2019re going to see growth in the economy,\u201d Thune added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the jobs report reflects only \u201ca moment in time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is up for reelection next year, said he hopes the Federal Reserve will help boost the economy by cutting interest rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know the economy\u2019s awfully important. That\u2019s one reason why I\u2019m hopeful the Fed follows through on a cut to \u2026 the rate this month,\u201d he said. \u201cI think that will help. I think there\u2019s a fair amount of uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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