U.S. Economy Added 139,000 Jobs in May Even As Federal Government Jobs Fell

Employers in the United States added 139,000 workers to their payrolls in May, the Department of Labor said Friday, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.2  percent.

Economists had been expecting 125,000 jobs and an unemployment rate unchanged at 4.2 percent.

President Donald Trump’s program of shrinking the federal government is showing signs of progress. Employment in the federal government fell by 22,000 in May and is down 59,000 since January.