US adds surprisingly strong 177K jobs in April as labor market holds up in face of tariffs By . Taylor Herzlich. Published May 2, 2025, 8:45 a.m. ET.

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 ...

In April, the US economy added 177,000 jobs while the unemployment rate held flat at 4.2%. Those figures were revised lower on Friday to reflect that the economy added 147,000 jobs that month.

The April jobs report showed the economy adding jobs at a bett ... US adds 177,000 jobs in April, holding sturdy amid tariff fears by Sylvan Lane and Tobias Burns - 05/02/25 8:31 AM ET.

The long-resilient 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 slightly ...

The U.S. economy added jobs in April at a slower pace than a month ago amid uncertainty over economic conditions as well as tax and trade policy. The U.S. Department of Labor on Friday reported ...

The US economy added a surprisingly strong 177,000 jobs in April, a slight slowdown from March’s downwardly revised 185,000 gains, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday.