US employment growth through March revised down by 862,000 jobs

February 11, 2026 8:53 AM EST

A "now hiring" sign is displayed outside Taylor Party and Equipment Rentals in Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S., September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON, Feb ‌11 (Reuters) - The ​U.S. ​economy created 862,000 fewer jobs in the ‌12 months through March 2025 ⁠than previously estimated, the Labor ‌Department's Bureau of Labor ‌Statistics (BLS) said on Wednesday.

The final nonfarm payrolls benchmark revision ​was less than the reduction of 911,000 jobs the ⁠BLS estimated in August. The numbers are ​not seasonally adjusted. Economists had expected the level of ​employment over the ‌12-month period would be reduced by between ⁠750,000 and 900,000 jobs following updates to the Quarterly Census ⁠of Employment and Wages data for the ​first quarter on which the BLS based the payrolls benchmark revision.

The ‌change in total nonfarm employment for 2025 was ‌revised down to a ⁠seasonally-adjusted 181,000 from ‌the previously ​reported 584,000.

(Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Paul ‌Simao)



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