Hiring beat expectations with 172,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.

The May report blew past estimates of around 80,000 job gains, as the economy shows signs of momentum after a patch of job losses in the fall and winter.

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 Iran in late February.

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. The Labor Department reported Friday that job growth was down slightly last month from a revised 179,

US job growth surged past expectations in May with the unemployment rate remaining steady, as the labor market in the world's largest economy showed signs of firming after months of turbulence.

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

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 172,000 jobs were added in May, beating economist expectations of 85,000 while unemployment held at 4.3%.