US hiring eased in May but remained resilient, government data showed Friday, in a gradual slowdown amid business uncertainty while scrutiny intensifies over the effects of President Donald Trump's widespread tariffs.

Hiring in the world's largest economy came in at 139,000 last month, down from a revised 147,000 figure in April, said the Labor Department.

The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2 percent, while pay gains exceeded expectations at 0.4 percent.

The figures indicate that the employment market remains healthy despite jolts to financial markets, supply chains and consumer sentiment this year as Trump announced successive waves of tariffs.

Trump touted the "great job numbers" on his Truth Social platform.

But there appears to be softening. Taken together, job growth in Mar

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