US jobs figure beats expectations

美国就业数据超出预期

World Business Report

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2025-05-02

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US job figures were healthier than expected in April with an increase in employment of 177,000 while the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2%. David Harper looks at what it means for the economy. Also, Americans have got used to buying cheap imports from places like China, without paying import duty. That's now changing as tax is being collected on low-value packages. Australians are heading to the polls this weekend, our reporter has been finding out how the international economic situation has become a key factor in the election. And, fancy a 'Golden Visa' for Kazakhstan? If you've got a couple hundred thousand dollars, you could... You can contact us on WhatsApp or send us a voicenote: +44 330 678 3033.
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  • Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm David Harper and coming up on this edition,

  • Americans have got used to buying cheap imports from places like China without paying import duty.

  • That's now changing as tax is being collected on low-value packages.

  • Australians are heading to the polls this weekend.

  • Our reporter's been finding out how the international economic situation has become a key factor in the election.

  • And do you fancy a golden visa for Kazakhstan?

  • If you're a UK citizen, probably you don't need this.

  • Unless you're a big fan of gold, rare earth metals, and you want to be invested there.

  • And if you've got a couple of hundred thousand dollars, you just could get one.

  • We're starting now with the announcement that we heard just a couple of hours ago of the latest jobs figures in the US.

  • We've got this just in.

  • Employers added 177,000 jobs in April,

  • according to the latest jobs report released just moments ago.

  • Experts say the job growth was stronger than expected, despite economic uncertainty.

  • And we heard the story breaking with CBS News there.

  • It was being watched very carefully with the expectation that the jobs market was set to take a bit of a fall amid the economic uncertainty of Donald Trump's big changes in policy.

  • The result, though, was a lot more positive than expected.

  • One of the people waiting with bated breath was Corey Staley, an economist at the Indeed hiring lab.

  • You look at the headline numbers and you say today was a pretty solid jobs report, right?