US EditionUnited States Unemployment Rate meets forecasts (4.2%) in July
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The publication on Friday of employment figures has shown a marked deterioration in labour market conditions in recent months in the United States.
The world's first economy created only 73,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%.
The publication of these data impacted on Treasury bonds, whose returns fell this Friday to the opening of markets.The unemployment rate in the United States rose to 4.2% in July, according to government data showing signs of weakness in the labour market, as companies prepare for the effects of President Donald Trump's tariffs.The main world economy added 73,000 new jobs in July, a figure lower than expected by analysts.The figures for May (19.…
Unemployment in the United States increased to 4.2% in July 2025Trump delays the entry into force of the new US tariffs to 7 August.The yield on US Treasury bonds fell this Friday, following the publication of worse than expected labour market data, with an increase in the unemployment rate to 4.2% in July. By 13:30 GMT, the yield on ten-year Treasury bonds fell back to 4.25%, compared to 4.37% at the close of this Thursday.The two-year bonds, m…
Analysts expected 100,000 new jobs, but the figure published by the government fell 30% below those expectations. Analysts see signs of the impact of migration policies. The July employment report, published by the Department of Labor, revealed that the United States added 73,000 seasonally adjusted jobs, a figure that is below the 100,000 places that analysts anticipated. This result, along with the downward review of data from the previous mon…
Unemployment is growing in the United States. Image: Flickr US Department of Labor. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) presented its most recent labour market report, which revealed that fewer jobs were added than expected in July and the unemployment rate increased. By the seventh month of the year, the U.S. economy added 73,000 non-agricultural jobs, less than the 104,000 expected by economists. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate rose to …
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