Job openings rose for the second straight month in May, as trade tensions cooled and employers shrugged off uncertainty to add to their payrolls.

The U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May and the jobless rate held steady at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The May jobs report showed the U.S. economy keeping ...

The May jobs report looks fine on the surface, but underneath there are signs of weakening in the labor market. Why it matters: The good news is that employers kept hiring at a healthy rate in May.

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President Joe Biden on Friday called the May jobs report "great news" about the economic recovery from the pandemic, touting that his administration has led a historic rebound.. The U.S. economy ...

The federal government shed 22,000 jobs, however, the most since November 2020, as Trump’s job cuts and hiring freeze had an impact. And factories lost 8,000 jobs last month.

In May, the economy once again shed full-time jobs and only added part-time ones. However, compared to May 2024, full-time employment is up more than 1.5 million, so it’s certainly not all bad news.

The May jobs report showed a robust 139,000 gain in payrolls, above consensus expectations, and comes even amid peak trade uncertainty. Total non-farm payrolls increased by 139,000 in May, ...

Most coverage of the May jobs data said the picture was pretty good, an assessment with which I largely concurred. The economy added 139,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent ...