May unemployment report

In the News: Mixed Signals on Unemployment Front

by Mara Strom

in Career Education, Tips for Career Success, Unemployment

The Labor Department released unemployment numbers for the month of May on Friday, revealing some good news / bad news for the U.S. economy. 345,000 Americans lost their jobs in May — far fewer than experts had predicted. In January, 741,000 Americans were laid off — more than double May’s numbers. The dramatic slowdown in [...]