A sign displays a job offer in Arlington Heights, Illinois, on May 15. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

By Lauren Kaori Gurley

The U.S. labor market showed signs of resilience in May, with employers adding 139,000 jobs, amid economic uncertainty that has caused some employers to pause hiring.

The unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent, remaining near longtime lows, according to a jobs report released Friday by the Labor Department.

The May labor market data beat forecasters’ expectations of 125,000 job gains and was relatively similar to April’s revised figures. The report offered a sound snapshot of an economy facing headwinds, as consumer spending has slowed.

But the previous two months showed weaker growth than previously thought, with a combined 95,000 in downward job revisions.

For months,

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