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    Net Job Creation through May 2015

    Written by Peter Wright


    The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) analysis of non-farm employment reported that 280,000 jobs were added in May and the March and April result was revised up by a total of 32,000. Economists had expected U.S. employers to add 220,000 jobs last month. The three month moving average, (3MMA) of gains through May was 207,000 which was up by 5,000 from April, (Figure 1).

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