The unemployed rate remains at 4.2%, unlike the expectations of degradation following new customs duties.
The unemployment rate remained stable in April in the United States, at 4.2%, according to official data published on Friday while experts expect to see the labor market deteriorate with new customs duties.
The first world economy created 177,000 jobs last month, less than in March (185,000, a decreased figure), but more than what was envisaged by finance players (around 133,000, according to the consensus published by Marketwatch).
These are the first official data on employment covering the period following the spectacular announcement of President Donald Trump of a mountain of new taxes on products imported into the United States.
The Head of State has partially reversed – except on China – but customs duties are much higher than before the start of his second mandate, which makes nervous consumers and businesses.
Earlier this week, the first gross domestic product estimate (GDP) of the United States for the first quarter was somewhat stunned.
It has shown a first decline in GDP since 2022, -0.3% (annualized pace), while the country still experienced a sustained growth of 2.4% at the end of 2024.
Although striking, this contraction is explained above all by an unusual leap in imports (which are deducted from the production of national wealth).
Companies and households were in fact rushed to acquire goods abroad before they no longer cost the new customs duties.
