Fresh electrons from BLS: the official unemployment rate for May 2011 is up 0.1% to 9.1%. The broader measurement of unemployment (U6) is down 0.1% to 15.8%.
Non-farm payroll went up by a relatively small 54,000. Can't tell if this is bad news, but it sure isn't good news.
Non-farm payroll went up by a relatively small 54,000. Can't tell if this is bad news, but it sure isn't good news.
I had heard on a news radio show that over half those 54,000 jobs were from the McDonald's hire frenzy from mid-late April. The hirings had occurred just after the job survey so they showed up in the latest one.
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