❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June, while unemployment dropped to 4.1 percent.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Labor Department, Federal Reserve, and employers and workers across various sectors.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Report released July 2025, covering the jobs situation across the United States.
💬KEY QUOTE: “BOOM: The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June—beating expectations for the FOURTH straight month!” — Trump War Room.
🎯IMPACT: The Trump economy’s continued strength undermines claims that the President’s tariff policies are harmful—but may end up being used as an excuse to avoid cutting interest rates regardless.
American employers continued to hire at a steady pace in June, adding 147,000 jobs, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday. Additionally, job gains for April and May were revised upward by a total of 16,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent in May.
Job growth was primarily concentrated in the healthcare sector and state and local government. However, the federal government reduced its workforce by 7,000 jobs in June.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who has been at odds with President Donald J. Trump over his refusal to cut interest rates, addressed the labor market during a central bankers’ panel in Portugal on Tuesday. “We watch very carefully for signs of unexpected weakness,” Powell said.
The central bank chief and other establishment economic thinkers have long suggested that President Trump’s tariff policies, intended to protect American workers from unfair competition, are poised to reignite inflation and cause job losses, but, months on, there remain few indications that this is happening.
Powell indicated that the Fed expects to lower its benchmark interest rate later this year, though the Trump economy’s consistent job gains may end up being used as an excuse not to cut.
📈 BOOM: The U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June—beating expectations for the FOURTH straight month! pic.twitter.com/Q1S1IRizOW
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) July 3, 2025
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