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Employers added 559,000 jobs in May, over double the growth of April

Job growth picked up last month after slowing in April, with 559,000 positions added to payrolls according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Total employment is now at 144.9 million jobs — down 5% compared to February 2020.

The number of unemployed Americans fell by 496,000 people to 9.3 million, the largest decline since January. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.8%.

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