The economy added a stronger-than-expected 147,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% from 4.2%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Thursday.

US employers added 139,000 jobs last month, above expectations of 125,000, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, even as some economists had cautioned that ...

(CNN) — The long-resilient US labor market slowed down a little in May, adding 139,000 jobs, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. Last month’s job gains, which came in ...

So far this year, employers have added an average 130,000 jobs a month, down from 168,000 in 2024 and an average 400,000 from 2021 through 2023. But the June numbers were surprisingly strong.