Delaware Business Blog

May Jobs Report

• U.S. payrolls increased by 175,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• The private sector added 178,000 jobs during the month.
• The unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.6 percent. The unemployment rate for college-degreed workers 25 and older declined slightly to 3.8 percent.
• Temporary help services gained 25,600 jobs over the month.
• Professional and business services added 57,000 jobs in May (589,000 over the past year).

Read it all here: Employment Situation Summary – May 2013

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