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