WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will affect the U.S. and global economies.

Jobless-claim applications fell by 13,000 to 228,000 for the week ending May 3, the Labor Department said Thursday. That’s in line with the 229,000 new applications analysts forecast.

Weekly applications for jobless benefits have mostly stayed in a healthy range of 200,000 to 250,000 since the fallout from COVID-19 wiped out millions of jobs.

Even though Trump has paused or pulled back on many of his tariff threats, concerns remain about a global economic slowdown that could upend the U.S. labor market. — Associated Press