The long-resilient labor market slowed down a little in May, adding 139,000 jobs, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday.

The U.S. job market added 139,000 jobs in May, according to a new report, while President Donald Trump and some economists argue the number could have been even higher.

The US economy added 139,000 new jobs in May, going over the 125,000 estimate from Dow Jones, based on new labor figures published Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This small but important increase happened while the country dealt with rising tariffs and warnings of slower growth.

In the bond market, Treasury yields gained ground. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.47% from 4.39% late Thursday. The two-year Treasury yield, which more closely tracks traders’ expectations for what the Federal Reserve will do with overnight interest rates, rose to 4.00% from 3.92% late Thursday.

U.S. stock index futures nudged higher on Friday as investors awaited monthly payrolls data, while Tesla shares rebounded on signs of cooling tensions between CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump.

U.S. stock futures were modestly higher early in European trading, with the focus on monthly jobs data for May later. Stocks on Wall Street fell Thursday, with Tesla a major drag amid the intensifying war of words between President Trump and Elon Musk.