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May Jobs Report: WSJ’s Chief Economics Correspondent Breaks Down the Data
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% despite the Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal jobs and spending. WSJ’s ...
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.
US adds 139K jobs in May as hiring remains steady despite tariff uncertainty
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, even as some economists had cautioned that uncertainty could start to flame this ...
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 ...
Why companies may soon accelerate replacing jobs with AI
With new reports suggesting that the U.S. economy will probably slow this year, economists and AI experts say more businesses ...
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 ...
May Jobs Boost Confidence, Squash Hopes Of A Rate Cut
May jobs printed at 139,000, exceeding expectations. Job creation seems to undermine earlier prognostications that President ...
S&P 500 futures are little changed ahead of May jobs report: Live updates
Stock market futures were mostly calm on Thursday evening ahead of a key jobs report that is expected to shed light on the ...