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 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 ...

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 139,000 last month, slightly better than expected. The unemployment rate held at 4.2 per cent, while wage growth accelerated.

Friday’s jobs report will provide some hints as to how much US employers are able to bend before they break. “The labor market is good, but it’s not exceptional, and we’re in the process ...