Hiring remained steady in May and the unemployment rate was unchanged in a crucial economic report as some worried that heightened uncertainty amid President Trump’s tariffs would start to hit jobs.

US employers added 139,000 jobs last month, slightly above expectations of 125,000, the Labor Department said Friday.

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%. Christopher Sadowski

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, even as some economists had cautioned that uncertainty could start to flame this figure.

“While it’s encouraging to see that the economy still added a healthy clip of jobs during the month of May, the next few jobs reports will be particularly important since a continued deceleration could push the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates sooner than later,” Glen Smith, c

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