The Labor Department recently reported that fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits in the last week of June than analysts had forecasted. Benefit applications dropped by 4,000 to 233,000, compared to the expected 241,000. These application rates indicate that job cuts remain relatively low in the U.S. despite the concern surrounding the prospective impact of tariffs on the economy. However, this isn’t to say there’s no sign of difficulty in the job market. As tariffs raise prices and invite retaliatory tariffs from other countries, businesses could encounter troubles leading to hiring freeze or staff cuts. Notable companies such as Procter & Gamble, Workday, Dow, CNN, Starbucks, Southwest Airlines, Meta, Microsoft, and Google have announced job cuts or buyouts in recent waves of cost-cutting.

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