US jobs market slows down as businesses cope with Trump trade war uncertainty

June 6, 2025

The US economy added 139,000 jobs in May, a slowdown compared with recent months as American businesses cope with uncertainty around Donald Trump’s continuing trade war.

After signs of a strong labor market in April – which was largely seen as resiliency against teetering trade policy from the White House – May saw a drop in new jobs added to the labor market, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.…

This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media intelligence and smart news insights monitoring platform.



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