The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the U.S. economy

ABC News' Alexis Christoforous weighs in on the market as the S&P 500 has been up for nine consecutive days with the better than expected jobs report being a driving force.

KPMG Chief Economist Diane Swonk discusses the April jobs report that was released on Friday.

The U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That figure marked solid growth but a slowdown from 228,000 jobs added in the previous month.

The U.S. added 177,000 jobs in April, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure marked solid growth but a slowdown from jobs added last month.

U.S. applications for jobless benefits jumped to their highest level in two months, but layoffs remain in a historically healthy range

The jobs report covered a period before Trump's new tariffs on April 2.

The jobs report arrived during a market selloff triggered by new tariffs. ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous reports.

The jobs report arrives at a turbulent moment for the stock market and trade relations.

ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous breaks down the latest jobs report, which arrives at a turbulent moment for U.S. stocks and trade relations.

ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous breaks down the report which also shows that the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025.

U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, down from 307,000 in December of 2024.

ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous breaks down reactions from investors over the job market, interest rates and the effects of the California wildfires on the economy.

The data may help determine whether the Fed will cut interest rates this month.

Employers added 256,000 workers last month, surpassing economist expectations of 155,000 jobs added, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on Friday showed.

The U.S. added 227,000 jobs in November, exceeding economists' expectations of 214,000 jobs, to bounce back from a disappointing October performance.

The fresh data marks the first jobs report since the election of Trump.

U.S. hiring surged in November, bouncing back from a dismal performance in the previous month and returning to strong growth.

Employers added only 12,000 jobs in October, a significant drop from recent months. However, unemployment remained at 4.1%, the lowest level before any election since 2000. 

The latest jobs report data is incomplete due to one-off disturbances last month.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton along with the Boeing strike contributed to the weaker numbers, but the unemployment rate remains at 4.1%, matching the September rate and remaining historically low.

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su talks to ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze about the latest jobs report.

Hiring slowed in October, but fallout from hurricanes and labor strikes likely caused an undercount of the nation’s workers.

The U.S. economy added 254,000 jobs in September, fresh data showed.

ABC News’ Alexis Christoforous discusses the added jobs numbers in September.

The U.S. added 142,000 jobs in August, according to Friday's jobs report. The unemployment rate now stands at 4.2%.

The report came in lower than what economists had forecasted.

ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis reports as the stock market prepares to open this morning after the Dow fell more than 600 points Friday following the weaker-than-expected jobs report.

Analysts expect 185,000 were added to the U.S. workforce in July, which would be a slowdown in hiring compared to June.

The U.S. added 114,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%.

The unemployment rate rose to 4.3% in the U.S., according to the new jobs report for the month of July.

U.S. employers added 206,000 jobs in June, exceeding economists' expectations, but there are signs of a slowdown as unemployment ticked up to 4.1 percent.

America's employers delivered a slightly higher than expected jobs report with the unemployment rate at 4.1%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze breaks down the numbers.

The report exceeded analysts’ expectations of 190,000 added jobs but the unemployment rate ticked up to 4%.

The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May, far surpassing economist expectations.

The U.S. economy added 272,000 jobs in May.

U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in April.

The April jobs report shows only 175,000 jobs were added last month while mortgage rates and unemployment rose.

It's the largest monthly jobs gain since May 2023.

The U.S. added 303,000 jobs in March, far surpassing economists' expectations.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said more than 300,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in March. The highest number of new jobs in nearly a year.

U.S. companies added a better-than-expected 275,000 jobs, indicating a healthy jobs market even with the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 3.9%.

The U.S. added 275,000 jobs in February.

U.S. employers added 275,000 jobs in February, backing up the robust economy touted by President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address.

What double the expected growth in hiring could mean for the economy.

Despite recent high-profile job cuts, U.S. employers added a robust 353,000 workers in January.

A broad base of different jobs saw more hires, showing an encouraging picture for the economy.

U.S. employers hired nearly twice as many workers as expected in January.

The new jobs report is out and it's surprisingly strong. Meanwhile, Tesla is recalling more than 2 million cars.