US employers added 147,000 jobs in June despite Trump's tariffs, federal layoffs and immigration crackdown; unemployment at 4.1%

The U.S. added 147,000 jobs in June, boosted by hiring in state government and health case, while the unemployment rate remained largely unchanged at 4.1%. The figures are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The steady slowdown in U.S. hiring likely continued in June as President Donald Trump’s trade wars, federal hiring freeze and immigration crackdown weighed on the American job market. When the Labor Department on Thursday releases job numbers for last month,