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U.S. added 559,000 jobs in May, Misses 671,000 estimate

the staff of the Ridgewood Blog

Washington DC, Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 559,000 in May, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.3 percentage point to 5.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in public and private education, and in health care and social assistance.

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