Employee Joseph Hayes checks the color of a batch of oranges he has placed for sale at Schnucks Markets in Ladue, Mo., on Jan. 26, 2022. The United States added 172,000 nonfarm payrolls in May, more than doubling expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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June 5 (UPI) -- The United States added 172,000 nonfarm payrolls in May, more than doubling expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
May's job growth was down from April's 179,000 jobs but beat the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 80,000. The unemployment rate remained at 4.3%.
The job market posted gains in leisure and hospitality, local government and health care while jobs in finance fell. Health care's 35,000 jobs added in May was slightly below the average 38,000 over the past 12 months. Ambulatory health services added 26,000 jobs, including 11,000 in home health services.
