Didn’t I just read, a day or two ago, that the number of jobs increased for May? Now, that may be part-time jobs given that Obamacare hasn’t left the building yet, and employers are often steering clear of the 30 hour work week. But still,.....
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — MAY 2017
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care and mining.
Household Survey Data
The unemployment rate, at 4.3 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 6.9million, changed little in May.
Since January, the unemployment rate has declined by 0.5 percentage point, and the number of unemployed has decreased by 774,000. (See table A-1.)
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.a.htm
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — MAY 2017
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 138,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care and mining.
Household Survey Data
The unemployment rate, at 4.3 percent, and the number of unemployed persons, at 6.9million, changed little in May.
Since January, the unemployment rate has declined by 0.5 percentage point, and the number of unemployed has decreased by 774,000. (See table A-1.)
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.a.htm