US employers added 177,000 jobs in April as Trump's tariffs took effect; unemployment at 4.2%, April jobs report shows.

The numbers suggest Trump’s tariffs haven't made a big dent in the job market, though those impacts may not be reflected in the data for weeks or months.

Fresh hiring data on Friday is set to offer the first look at the performance of a key economic gauge in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff announcement early last month.

As part of his events marking 100 days in office, President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet officials on Wednesday for a meeting at the White House.Trump also sat down exclusively with ABC News on Tuesday for the first broadcast interview marking this milestone of his second term.

President Donald Trump is acknowledging that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States

Forecasters surveyed by the data firm FactSet had, on average, expected the economy to eke out 0.8% growth in the first quarter, but many expected GDP to fall.