{"id":7292,"date":"2025-06-06T09:37:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/?p=7292"},"modified":"2025-06-06T09:37:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:37:37","slug":"may-2025-labor-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/may-2025-labor-report\/","title":{"rendered":"May labor report: Job market adds 139,000 new jobs; unemployment remains unchanged"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The US labor market was higher than economists’ expectations, with 139,000 new jobs added in May. The unemployment rate remained unchanged from April\u2019s report<\/a> at 4.2% according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Healthcare added 62,000 new roles last month, which exceeds the average monthly gain of 44,000 new roles throughout the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leisure and hospitality also saw significant gains, with 48,000 new jobs added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The federal government shed 22,000 jobs, while state and local governments added 21,000 new roles for a net loss of 1,000 in the sector. Professional and business services saw losses of 18,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"May<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Download the May labor report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: May 2025 Monthly Jobs Report, Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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