WASHINGTON — U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade wars.

Hiring fell from a revised 147,000 in April, the Department of Labor said Friday. The job gains last month were above the 130,000 economists anticipated.

Health care companies added 62,000 jobs and bars and restaurants, 30,000. The federal government shed 22,000 jobs, the most since November 2020, as Trump's job cuts and hiring freeze had effects. Factories lost 8,000 jobs last month. Trump's aggressive and unpredictable policies, especially his tariffs, also muddied the outlook for the economy and the job market.

Average hourly wages rose 0.4% from April and 3.9% from a year earlier, higher than forecast.

There were a few signs of potent

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