The increase in US jobs has slowed marginally in April, but the prospects for the labor market are increasingly darker, as President Donald Trump's aggressive pricing policy increases the economic uncertainty, writes FT. The number of employees in the non -agricultural sector increased by 177,000 jobs last month, after a revised increase of 185,000 in March, the Labor Statistics Office said on Friday in the Labor Department in his employment report, which is very followed. The economists interviewed by Reuters forecast 130,000 jobs added last month after an advance of 228,000 previously reported in March. Estimates ranged from 25,000 to 195,000 jobs added. The economy has to create about 100,000 jobs per month to keep up with the growth of the working population. The unemployment rate remained stable at 4.2%. The report is retrospect and is too early for the labor market to show the impact of Trump's tariff policy. In the first quarter, the economy was affected by an avalanche of imports, because the companies tried to avoid customs duties. Trump's announcement on «Day of Liberation» has led to the introduction of drastic taxes on most imports from the United States trading partners, including increasing taxes on Chinese products to 145%, triggering a commercial war with Beijing and tightening the financial conditions.
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