Signs of DOGE’s job-slashing are turning up in unofficial gauges of the labor market as Trump’s economic agenda sends ripples through the economy.

All eyes are on the February jobs report, which comes just after the start of massive federal job cuts under the Trump administration.

Unemployment remained low as the U.S. continued to add jobs in February, while the effects of DOGE layoffs started to emerge.

The federal government was responsible for the largest share of cuts, at more than 62,000.

Layoffs announced by U.S.-employers jumped to levels not seen since the last two recessions amid mass federal government job cuts, canceled contracts and fears of trade wars, offering the clearest sign yet of the toll taken on the labor market by the policies of President Donald Trump's administration.

Job cuts announced by the federal government soared more than 41,000% in February compared to a year ago, hitting 62,242.

The number of publicly announced layoffs in the U.S. jumped in February to the highest level since the pandemic 4 1/2 years ago — but not because the jobs market is suddenly in a free fall. It isn’t.

An unofficial but closely watched gauge of the labor market found February had the most layoff announcements since early in the pandemic, led by massive federal workforce cuts.