Brent crude oil prices, a benchmark for global trading, climbed on Wednesday.
The U.S. lost 23,000 jobs in July, government data showed.
President Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada this week to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy.
Oil prices surged more than 6% on Thursday.
The top names in international sports are meeting in Newark to discuss how soccer has grown on a local and international level.
A spike in oil prices over recent days amid a resumption of fighting, however, threatens to push gas prices higher, erasing some of the relief delivered last month.