Author: Zach Halaschak and Joseph Lawler

The headline: The economy added 143,000 jobs in January, and the unemployment rate was 4%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Investors had expected roughly 169,000 new jobs and for the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.1%. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); The caveat The two surveys that make up the monthly jobs report underwent…

President Donald Trump has reimplemented a controversial policy that gives him the power to fire some federal employees who previously enjoyed job protections. Hours after he was sworn into office on Monday, Trump signed an executive order giving him more power over career federal workers, previously known as “Schedule F.” The move is a centerpiece in…