The United States posted weaker-than-expected job growth in June as new data showed the labor market is facing headwinds ahead of testing midterm elections for President Donald Trump's Republicans.

US job growth settled down after a spring surge, as employers added a lower-than-expected 57,000 positions last month, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released…

Nonfarm payrolls were expected to rise by 115,000 in June while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, according to the Dow Jones consensus.

The economy fell short of expectations in June, adding 57,000 jobs, fewer than most economists had expected.