U.S. adds 73,000 jobs in July after economic pressure on Trump’s trade war | U.S. joblessness and employment data

this The U.S. economy 73,000 jobs added in July, well below expectations Donald Trump‘ upgrade trade war.

Forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg predict that the July job report will show an increase of about 109,000 jobs. The unemployment rate rose to 4.2% from 4.1% in June.

The Office has also cut the number of jobs that have been increased in recent months. The work figures for May fell from 144,000 to 19,000, and after the revised, the June revisions reduced the 133,000 revisions to 14,000, a total of 258,000 fewer jobs than previously reported.

ADP National Employment Report was released on July 30 Famous Private sector employment added 104,000 jobs in July 2025, driven by revenue from the service industry.

“There is obviously no labour market crash of any kind, which is evident in weekly unemployment claims, but we see signs of a weakening of the labor market,” said Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. postal Before the release of the July Work Report.

Employment reports brought a week of economic news. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that GDP is a broad measure of the health of the U.S. economy. Grow 3% In the past three months, the first quarter has fallen by 0.5%.

The fall and second quarter rebounds are Trump’s tariffs As a business as a business, the policy of levying import taxes at the beginning of the year (reducing growth) and reducing imports from the second import, thus promoting growth.

Overall, The U.S. economy In the first six months of this year, the growth rate was 1.2% compared to the average rate of 2.5% in 2024.

Also on Wednesday, Fed Announcement meeting No interest rates are reduced. The Fed is not here Huge pressure From Trump to relegation, but feeding the chairman Jerome Powell Say the central bank is still waiting to see what impact Trump’s tariffs will have on prices.

“Higher tariffs have begun to show more clearly the prices of certain commodities, but their overall impact on economic activity and inflation remains to be seen,” Powell said.