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Economy Added 175,000 Jobs In May; Unemployment Rate Largely Unchanged

by Tom Kludt

06.07.13 | 4:32 am

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday that the nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in the month of May, while the unemployment rate remained largely unchanged at 7.6 percent. The unemployment rate was 7.5 percent in last month’s jobs report.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.