Economic uncertainty tied to President Donald Trump’s signature trade policies has led many small businesses to lay off workers, delay expansion plans or scale back production.

Hiring at US businesses unexpectedly plunged last month as employers shed an estimated 92,000 jobs, according to new data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(CNN) — US job growth was historically weak last year. And US job growth was significantly stronger than expected at the start of this year. In the January jobs report released Wednesday – a ...