The complete US jobs report for May in two simple charts

By QZ

Published June 07, 2013

The US economy added 175,000 jobs in May, beating expectations, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.6%. Here’s the breakdown of employment status for all Americans age 16 and above:

Here’s what job creation and loss looked like in various industries last month:

The complete US jobs report for May in two simple charts

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