In May, people in the US felt more positive about the future, after five months of feeling less confident. This was reported by the Conference Board. Their confidence went up from 85.7 to 98. This happened because people were less worried about how President Trump's taxes on imported goods would affect the economy. However, people still didn't expect their income, businesses, or jobs to get much better soon. This could mean a difficult economic time is coming. The Labor Department said that 177,000 new jobs were created in April, which helped people feel better. But many people were still worried about these taxes and rising prices. Despite these worries, some people said they planned to spend more money on houses, cars, and holidays.