BLS Report for April 5/6/16

Posted on May 6, 2016 by markinaustin

Payroll employment increases by 160,000 in April; unemployment rate unchanged at 5.0%

05/06/2016

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 160,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0 percent. Employment increased in professional and business services, health care, and financial activities. Job losses continued in mining.

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