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. hiring proved stronger than expected in May, providing a much-needed economic buffer as households and businesses ...

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 ...

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 ...