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 resilient U.S. labor market that’s been a bedrock of the economy. Read More

Jobs Report News & Videos - ABC News

ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis reports as the stock market prepares to open this morning after the Dow fell more than 600 points Friday following the weaker-than-expected jobs report. Read More

April jobs report shows economy added 177K jobs as tariffs took hold - USA TODAY

U.S. hiring remained sturdy in April as the economy added 177,000 jobs despite jitters over President Donald Trump’s massive import tariffs and widening federal government layoffs.. But payroll ... Read More

Jobs report shows hiring surge in March as tariffs fuel recession fears - ABC News

That figure amounted to robust hiring and marked a major increase from 151,000 jobs added in the previous month. The unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.2%, but it remains historically low. Read More

Jobs report defies expectations and hiring steady despite fears over Trump’s tariffs - The Independent

The latest jobs report has defied expectations and hiring remains steady despite concerns over President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, which have shaken financial markets and worried consumers ... Read More

Friday's jobs report likely will show hiring cooled in May. Here's what to expect - NBC Connecticut

Economists expect that the May nonfarm payroll numbers Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET will show a gain of just 125,000, down from an initial tally of 177,000 in April and the year-to-date monthly average ... Read More

March jobs report set to show gradual hiring dip but tariffs pose risk - USA TODAY

Economists predict the report will reveal that employers added 138,000 jobs last month, according to the median estimate of a Bloomberg survey, down from 151,000 in February and an average 168,000 ... Read More

The jobs report shows the economy added 228,000 workers in March - USA TODAY

What industries have the most new jobs? Health care, a reliable payroll engine the past couple of years, led March's job gains with 54,000. Leisure and hospitality added 43,000; retail, 24,000 ... Read More

Inside the jobs report: Just a few industries are doing most of the hiring.

On the face of it, the 177,000 increase in new jobs in April was a welcome respite from the doom and gloom reflected in other economic reports. But the April jobs report was by no means a great one. Read More