Government Reports Stable Job Market in May

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the unemployment rate decreased slightly from 4.7% in April to 4.6% in May. It also reported that the economy created 75,000 new nonfarm jobs last month. Last May, the unemployment rate stood at 5.1%.

Were you hoping for better news? Just remember that keeping focused on your job search will have a stronger impact on your ability to land a job than the effects of slight fluctuations in the big economic picture.

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