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 ...

US labor market adds 139,000 jobs in May, unemployment holds steady at 4.2%. Josh Schafer. ... Revisions from March and April showed the US labor market added 95,000 fewer jobs than initially thought.

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.

The long-resilient labor market slowed down a little in May, adding 139,000 jobs, ... The US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, slightly more than expected By Alicia Wallace, CNN ...