U.S. payroll growth slowed modestly in May as employers added 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty about President Trump 's sweeping import tariffs, federal government layoffs and immigration crackdown. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, the Labor Department said Friday.

The government revised down prior March and April job growth estimates by 65,000 and 30,000, respectively, meaning job growth over the last three months was actually 81,00