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Employment in the U.S. rose by 187,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. The Geographic Solutions forecast matched the 3.5% result and outperformed the WSJ estimate of 3.6%.
Employment in the U.S. rose by 339,000 jobs. May’s unexpectedly strong results are compounded by the upward revisions in March and April that totaled 93,000 more jobs than reported last month.
Geographic Solutions’ data is signaling another strong month in the number of new jobs in March.
Geographic Solutions’ data is signaling a softening in the number of new jobs in February after an explosion of job growth in January.