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Economy Added 217,000 Jobs In May, Unemployment Rate Unchanged

06.06.14 | 8:32 am

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for u... FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File) MORE LESS

Total non farm payroll employment rose by 217,000 jobs in May while the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.3 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a writer covering systems of power, gender, and politics. She previously served as an editor at the Cut, Business Insider, and Talking Points Memo.

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pshipkey says:

June 6, 2014

But…but…but…BENGHAZIDAHL!!!
lew says:

June 6, 2014

I’m sure Fox and Friends will have something reasonable and mature in response to the news that the economy has added almost a quarter million new jobs.

Perhaps, “Nuh-uh!!”?
wargreymon2013 says:

June 6, 2014

WHY ARE U LIBS DISTRACTING FROM BERGDAHL!!! HES A TRAITOR AND SHOULD BE DRAWN AND QUARTERED!!! /s
wargreymon2013 says:

June 6, 2014

You missed the /s tag at the end.
Barcolounger says:

June 6, 2014

GOP Reply:

TEH SOCHALIST OBAMA IS COOKING TEH BOOKS!

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