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Economy added 339K jobs in May, nearly double Wall Street expectations

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Economy added 339K jobs in May, nearly double Wall Street expectations

Economy added 339K jobs in May, nearly double Wall Street expectations

U.S. employers have added roughly 339,000 jobs to the market, and the monthly unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from a five-decade low of 3.4% in April, according to a Labor Department report released Friday.

Average hourly earnings rose 0.3% for the month while on an annual basis, wages increased 4.3%, which was a 0.1 percentage point under the estimate.


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