Today’s employment report paints a somewhat bleak and mixed picture of current U.S. labor market conditions, with an increase of only 69,000 payroll jobs in May (less than half of the 150,000 consensus expectation) and an increase in the May jobless rate to 8.2%. While most reactions to the job data could be best described as disappointing, here are a few bright spots in today’s report:
1. Manufacturing payrolls increased in May by 12,000, which was the eighth consecutive monthly gain in … [visit site to read more] or compare Credit Card Rewards and Best Credit Cards