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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Dominic Rushe in New York

Growth in US jobs continued in May, continuing a 17-month streak of gains

There were 11.4m open job positions in May, close to the record high of 11.9m open positions in April.
There were 11.4m open job positions in May, close to the record high of 11.9m open positions in April. Photograph: Matt Slocum/AP

The US extended a year-long streak of strong jobs growth in May, adding another 390,000 new jobs, the Department of Labor said on Friday.

The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% for the third month in a row, near a half-century low. The number of unemployed people was also essentially unchanged at 6 million.

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