U.S.: Unemployment creeps upward for second month in a row
- 9.1% unemployment in May, up from 9% in April source
- » That’s a .2% increase since March, when unemployment was looking “good” at 8.9%. A total of 83,000 jobs were added in the (nonfarm) private sector; however, 29,000 governmental employees got the axe last month, bringing the total number of jobs added down to 54,000. Here’s to a better month.