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.
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.
President Donald Trump on Monday got to ring the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the golden confines of the Oval Office.