The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics launched its “Employment Situation Summary” report for Might on Friday, and the findings mirror a “regular however cautious” labor market, says Ger Doyle, Regional President of North America at employment company ManpowerGroup, in a press release to Entrepreneur.
The U.S. economic system added 139,000 jobs in Might. The unemployment fee was 4.2%, unchanged from April, whereas job additions had been down from the revised 147,000 jobs added in April.
The unemployment fee has remained steady between 4.0% and 4.2% since Might 2024, with 7.2 million folks unemployed as of Might.
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Each employers and workers acted cautiously within the month of Might, with workers holding onto their positions and employers slowing down their hiring.
“This isn’t a freeze, however a brief chill,” Doyle acknowledged. “Staff are staying put, employers are holding regular, and everyone seems to be ready for clearer indicators. That is collective warning, not disaster.”
ManpowerGroup, which is the third-largest staffing company on the earth, discovered that its inner job board confirmed a 7% month-over-month decline in open job postings and a 16% drop in new postings in Might, Doyle stated. The variety of new job postings was flat in comparison with the identical time final 12 months, “indicating a pause moderately than a pullback,” he defined.
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Current faculty graduates have been notably affected by hiring pauses. In keeping with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, unemployment for these ages 22 to 27 hit 5.8% in March, the best in 4 years.
The BLS report confirmed that employment trended up in healthcare (which added 62,000 jobs in Might), leisure and hospitality (which added 48,000 jobs), and social help (which added 16,000 jobs).
Common hourly earnings rose by 15 cents to $36.24 in Might, whereas the typical workweek remained the identical for the third month in a row at 34.3 hours.
In 2024, the economic system gained 2.2 million jobs general, lower than the three million jobs it added in 2023.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics launched its “Employment Situation Summary” report for Might on Friday, and the findings mirror a “regular however cautious” labor market, says Ger Doyle, Regional President of North America at employment company ManpowerGroup, in a press release to Entrepreneur.
The U.S. economic system added 139,000 jobs in Might. The unemployment fee was 4.2%, unchanged from April, whereas job additions had been down from the revised 147,000 jobs added in April.
The unemployment fee has remained steady between 4.0% and 4.2% since Might 2024, with 7.2 million folks unemployed as of Might.
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