May non-farm payrolls 217K vs 215K expected
June 6, 2014Highlights of the May non-farm payrolls report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- Prior reading was 288K (revised to 282k)
- Unemployment rate 6.3% vs 6.3% expected
- Prior unemployment rate was 6.3%
- Participation rate 62.8% vs 62.8% prior
- Private payrolls 216K vs 210K exp
- Manufacturing payrolls 10K vs 10K exp
- Avg hourly earnings +0.2% vs +0.2% exp
- Avg weekly hours 34.5 vs 34.5 exp
- Underemployment 12.2% vs 12.3% prior