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Investing June 7, 2002
May Unemployment Rate Tumbles
June 7, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A sign that the
labor market is slowly climbing out of a trough, the
unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in May, according to figures
released by the Department of Labor.
Reported by Camilla Klein
Analysts had expected the rate to rise from April’s revised 6.0% level.
According to the DoL, the number of workers on US payrolls outside the farm sector grew by 41,000, its biggest gain in 15 months.
The news follows the release of yesterday’s unemployment benefit claims figures which saw first time filing dip below the key 400,000 level that economists view as symptomatic of a recession (see Jobless Claims Dip Below 400,000 Mark ).
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