U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over Trump’s trade wars.

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 139,000 last month, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%.

The May jobs report adds 139K jobs, but mixed signals from BLS, JOLTS, and ADP data suggest labor market weaknesses.

The U.S. economy added 139,000 jobs in May, higher than expected, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%. NBC News' ...

In May, job gains were especially strong in the health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance sectors. However federal government employment declined by 22,000 in May and is now down by ...

Federal Reserve policymakers have already signaled they are in no rush to cut interest rates, and a government report on ...

U.S. job growth over the first five months of 2025 is the worst since the Great Recession. When Donald Trump says the economy ...

A solid jobs report in May has reinforced the Federal Reserve’s stance that it can take its time before restarting interest ...

If the Federal Reserve was hoping to see a soft landing, this should be it. Job growth has slowed, but the unemployment rate has held between 4% and 4.2% for the last year. That is where Fed officials ...

The job market has stayed resilient, defying fears of tariffs causing a slowdown.