U.S. economy likely created modest 130,000 jobs last month as Trump trade wars lift recession fears
By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market is slowing at a time when Americans are increasingly anxious about what President Donald Trump’s trade wars are going to do to the economy.
When the Labor Department releases employment numbers for March on Friday, they are expected to show that U.S. businesses, government agencies and nonprofits added 130,000 jobs last month, down from 151,000 in February, according to a survey of forecasters by