The essentially unchanged level of employment in February was probably mostly due to the unseasonably severe winter weather during the survey reference week rather than the threat of US tariffs. Nonetheless, the imposition of tariffs this week – even if there are exemptions – represents a downside risk to the labour market over the rest of the year.
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