With just five months to go before consequential midterm elections in the U.S., Americans have grown increasingly frustrated by rising costs, and it’s unclear if the strong job numbers this year will change their gloomy view of the economy.

Even in the face of tariffs and an energy crisis, the jobs report shows an economy that’s still humming.

While unemployment is projected to hold steady at a low 4.3% in May, according to FactSet, the pace of job creation remains significantly slower than the boom experienced in the…

The report beat expectations, in good news for Trump. Forecasters had expected payroll job growth to slow to 85,000 in the month.

The labor market is strengthening after months of lackluster jobs growth,

The job market has been recovering this year from a miserable 2025, so far shrugging off higher energy prices and increased economic uncertainty since the U.S. and Israel attacked…

The job market has been recovering this year from a miserable 2025, so far shrugging off higher energy prices and increased economic uncertainty since the U.S. and Israel attacked…

Hiring has bounced back this year from a miserable 2025, showing unexpected strength in the face of economic uncertainty and painfully high energy prices caused by the Iran war.

The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war

With just five months to go before consequential midterm elections in the U.S., Americans have grown increasingly frustrated by rising costs, and it’s unclear if the strong job…

Government figures show unemployment rate at 4.3% amid rising inflation and economic uncertainty from Iran war

Americans say it's tough to find a job, but employers just added a surprisingly strong 172,000 new hires in May.

U.S. employers added a surprising 172,000 jobs in May as the labor market continued to show resilience in the face of rising costs from the Iran war.