The U.S. economy
added jobs in June at a faster pace than in recent months, despite economic uncertainty stemming from trade, tax and monetary policy.
The Labor Department on Thursday reported that employers added 147,000 jobs in June. That figure was above the 110,000 estimate of economists polled by LSEG.
The unemployment rate ticked slightly higher to 4.1%, which was lower than economists’ expectations of 4.3%