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Payroll employment increases by 172,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, local government, and health care. Employment in financial activities declined.
What happened
According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’s source item, Payroll employment increases by 172,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%, Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.3 percent. Job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, local government, and health care. Employment in financial activities declined.
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Primary source: Payroll employment increases by 172,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3% via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Payroll employment increases by 172,000 in May; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.3%U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - 2026-06-05T08:30:00+00:00
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