Employers across the U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May while the nation's unemployment rate remained at 4.2%, new data shows.

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, the Labor Department said Friday. Before the report’s release, economists surveyed ...

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

The government revised down prior March and April job growth estimates by 65,000 and 30,000, respectively, meaning job growth over the last three months was actually 81,00 ...

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

Job growth slowed for the second month in a row at private-sector firms, which added just 37,000 jobs in May, according to ...

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, even as some economists had cautioned that uncertainty could start to flame this ...

While filings remain at historic lows, the uptick in unemployment claims from last week could point to a slowing labor market ...

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

Investors will be watching for updates on the labor market and President Trump's trade war as markets turn the page on a ...

The number of new jobs created in May slowed to 139,000, a sign the Trump trade wars are starting to make a dent in a ...