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flag Trump prematurely shared December jobs data, sparking concerns over protocol breaches and market impact.

flag President Donald Trump shared unreleased December jobs data on social media on Thursday evening, including figures on private and government sector employment that matched the official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday morning. flag The early disclosure, which showed a 50,000-job gain and an unemployment rate of 4.4%, raised concerns about protocol violations and potential market influence, as the data is typically kept confidential until its scheduled release. flag The White House called the post an inadvertent error, and the Department of Labor said it was reviewing the incident. flag No penalties were announced, but economists and former officials criticized the breach of transparency norms.

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