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Friday, April 04, 2025

Employers across the U.S. added 228,000 jobs in March, pointing to a labor market that remains resilient despite economic headwinds from President Trump's tariffs and sticky inflation. The numbers Economists expected that employers had hired 130,000 people last month, according to financial data firm FactSet. That compares with a revised 117,000 additions in February, according to financial data firm FactSet.


The Energy Department (DOE) considers more than 40 percent of its staffers to be nonessential " meaning these people could be on the chopping block " as mass layoffs loom at the agency and across the federal government. A document viewed by The Hill on Friday states that out of the agency's current headcount of 15,994 positions " 9,004 are essential, meaning some 7,000 other positions are not. The approximately 16,000 total positions listed by the agency does include nearly 1,300 people who are currently on leave because they accepted the "Fork in the Road" buyout or because their roles related to diversity, equity and inclusion, which the administration sought to eliminate from the government.


Former Vice President Kamala Harris made a surprise appearance at a leadership summit for Black women in California on Thursday, previewing her political future after losing the 2024 election to President Trump. "I'm not going anywhere," Harris said during her nearly eight-minute speech at the Leading Women Defined gathering. read more


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