U.S unemployment rate hits 4pc in May, highest in over two years
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| Jun 08, 2024
U.S employers added more-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 4.0 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday.
Employment continued to trend up in several industries, led by health care; government; leisure and hospitality; and professional, scientific, and technical services.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 272,000 in May, ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000072327/us-unemployment-rate-falls-to-four-year-low?pageNo=2#google_vignette">higher than the average monthly< gain of 232,000 over the prior 12 months.
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The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for March was revised down by 5,000, to a gain of 310,000, and the change for April was revised down by 10,000, to a gain of 165,000. With these revisions, employment in March and April combined is 15,000 lower than previously reported.
In February, the unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent, the highest level in two years, before slightly dropping to 3.8 percent in March. In April, the unemployment rate again edged up to 3.9 percent.
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