June 2, 2023 - Average hourly earnings, a key inflation indicator, rose 0.3% for the month, which was in line with expectations. On an annual basis, wages increased 4.3%, which was 0.1 percentage point below the estimate.

May 5, 2025 - The labor market continued to show resilience in May, adding many more jobs than expected, despite efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool the economy.

March 11, 2024 - Nonfarm wage and salary jobs growth at 47,300 was about a fifth higher than the average in the previous 12 months. Employment gains at 9,900 were positive but substantially weaker than in the prior 2 months.

June 5, 2023 - Employers added 339,000 jobs in May despite high interest rates and inflation. Unemployment rose to 3.7%

June 9, 2023 - ... Employers added 339,000 jobs in May, as job gains accelerated and broadened—with jobs increasing over the month in more industries. However, more people reported being unemployed in May, with the unemployment rate spiking 0.3 points to 3.7%.

June 2, 2023 - The May job gains were broad-based, with some of the largest increases seen in professional and business services, government, health care and leisure and hospitality. Construction as well as transportation and warehousing also saw job growth.

June 2, 2023 - The May jobs report revealed 339,000 jobs were added in the month, handily beating expectations and showing the US labor market remains robust.

September 19, 2024 - The U.S. added 339,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate increased to 3.7%. Read more about the May 2023 jobs report.

June 2, 2023 - Employers posted a blockbuster 339,000 jobs in May in the latest sign that a booming labor market continues to keep the country from slipping into a recession, but the economy also gave new warning signs with an increase in the unemployment rate.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report, employers added 339,000 jobs in May, surpassing economists' expectations of 190,000 jobs.

June 2, 2023 - American employers added an unanticipated barrage of workers in May, reaffirming the labor market’s vigor. Defying expectations of a slowdown, payrolls grew by 339,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Labor Department said on Friday.

June 5, 2023 - Other signals point to a weaker economy; Permanent layoffs are a higher share of the unemployed — 48.9% in May, which is a 7-percentage-point increase from a year ago. And former White House economist Betsey Stevenson notes that households ...

SITUATION -- MAY 2023 Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 339,000 in May, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage point to 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

In May, the economy once again shed full-time jobs and only added part-time ones. However, compared to May 2024, full-time employment is up more than 1.5 million, so it’s certainly not all bad news.

June 2, 2023 - Nonfarm payrolls increased by 339,000 last month, 149,000 higher than the Dow Jones estimate. Despite the job growth, though, the unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.7%, the highest it’s been since October 2022.

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May 31, 2023 - Another hard data point in the camp of a stronger labor market is unemployment insurance claims. While continuing claims steadily increased from October 2022 through April 2023, continuing claims dropped in May by 49,000 (from the April to May ...

Table A. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in 2025 and changes due to revision January - November 2025 Month As First Published As Revised Change January............. 4.0 4.0 0.0 February............ 4.1 4.2 0.1 March............... 4.2 4.2 0.0 April............... 4.2 4.2 0.0 May.................

June 7, 2024 - The BLS’ “diffusion index,” which is a measurement of the percentage of industries that are adding or losing jobs, hit 63.4 in May, which is the highest it’s been since January 2023.