May US Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.2% as 69,000 Net New Jobs Added
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69,000 net new jobs were added in May far below the forecasted 155,000 net new jobs.
The unemployment rate rose to 8.2% from 8.1% in April.
The private sector added 82,000 jobs while the governments cut 13,000 jobs.
U6, the broader Underemployment rate rose to 14.8% from 14.5% in April.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/01/news/economy/may-jobs-report/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1