In a statement Friday, the White House said its job report for March states that the private sector will “route” under President Donald Trump.
The administration announced in March that the US had added 228,000 jobs. This is the fourth-highest month in the last two years due to personal pay growth, nearly 100,000 more people than economists expected.
According to the White House, the increase in March is about twice the pace of the past two months.
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“I think we added 228,000 jobs this month,” Kira Caban, head of Strategic Communications at Instawork, said in an interview with Fox Business. “But looking at the various industries, especially transportation and warehouses, I think that’s what we’re most likely to expect, with 23,000 new jobs rising. I know warehouses and ports across the country are trying to drop tariffs.”
Instawork’s latest labor market report found a 2% increase in warehouse and logistics salaries in March. This is because businesses accelerated employment to stockpile inventory in anticipation of new tariffs.
Additional employment included 23,700 jobs in retail, 22,900 jobs in transportation and warehouses and 13,000 jobs in construction, according to the White House.
President Donald Trump presents a signed executive order that imposes tariffs on imports during a “American wealthy” trade announcement event at Rose Garden held at the White House on April 2. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Kaban said businesses are trying to plan ahead from a cost-effective perspective.
“If such a supply is on the rise, it would require workers, staff and employees to move that product to retailers or consumers,” she said. “We see similar demands in demand not only from a worker’s perspective, but also from a wage perspective.”
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Private employment grew at 209,000 jobs, far surpassing the average of 124,000 jobs in the 12 months before the election.
Last month, the number of full-time workers increased by 459,000, but workforce participation increased by 232,000 as more Americans seek jobs.
US President Donald Trump holds the “mutual tariffs” chart while speaking during the “American wealthy Again” trade announcement event at Rose Garden held at the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 2, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / Getty Images)
One of the Cabans noted that it was an increase in 43,000 hospitality jobs over the past month.
“We’re looking at consumer spending because it’s more conservative,” she said. “From an in-store data perspective, there are indications that payment fees for these industries remain flat or are a bit immersed.
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Given that consumer spending is beginning to be pulled back, she said it was interesting that there was a huge increase in work in the industry.
“People may now be starting to leave until they know that people want to pull back their spending over the next few months and see how the increase in product costs will affect their monthly budget,” Kaban said.
President Donald Trump keeps the charts when making mutual tariff comments at an event entitled “Make America Walendy” on April 2, 2025 at the White House in Washington, DC, entitled “Make America Walendy.” (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
According to the White House, Instawork reports found that most of the time buyers close out at around 30 hours a week, but overtime remains difficult, resulting in a rise in nominal hourly wages by nearly 4% over the past year.
The administration said the report highlights a resilient labor market as businesses are actively terrestrial jobs amid Trump’s trade and economic agenda.
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Under former President Joe Biden, the government and neighboring jobs accounted for almost three-quarters of new jobs. Under President Trump, that number fell to just 42% in March.
Although Instawork does not have data on federal employment, Caban said there was an increase in people with federal experience joining the platform.
“Whether that’s what you’re looking at in your employment reports or the layoffs that’s happening across the federal government, I think it’ll be a little longer before we see what the actual trends are,” she said. “While we see use across the platform within the federal workspace, it’s difficult to know what drives these numbers, whether it’s what the Jobs Report is showing or related to layoffs happening across the country.”
