Here are five key takeaways from the US employment report for May, released Friday: Job growth moderated and prior months’ numbers were revised lower; nonfarm payrolls increased 139,000 in May after a combined 95,

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, the Labor Department said Friday. Before the report’s release, economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimated that 125,000 jobs were added

The May jobs report showed 139,000 jobs were added in the last month. President Trump reacted favorably to the news but criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, urging him to slash interest rates.