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May Jobs Report Reveals Further Labor Market Stability—139,000 Jobs Added Last Month
The government revised down prior March and April job growth estimates by 65,000 and 30,000, respectively, meaning job growth ...
Employers add a solid 139,000 jobs in May, though hiring slows as some potential weaknesses appear
U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over Trump’s trade wars.
May jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown, flat unemployment rate
The May jobs report is expected to show hiring slowed while the unemployment rate held flat. The data's release will come as ...
May Jobs Report Reveals Further Labor Market Stability As Unemployment Sticks At 4.2%
Friday’s jobs report came two days after a secondary labor market measure, ADP’s private employment update, flashed a ...
The May Jobs Report Lets the Fed Stay on Hold for the Summer
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 ...
Job growth held steady in May, but new signs of economic trouble emerge
U.S. job growth over the first five months of 2025 is the worst since the Great Recession. When Donald Trump says the economy ...
Private-sector firms added just 37,000 jobs in May, the lowest total in more than two years
Job growth slowed for the second month in a row at private-sector firms, which added just 37,000 jobs in May, according to ...
May jobs report shows soft 139,000 increase as trade wars sap hiring. Jobs are harder to find.
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 ...