Strong US Jobs Report Supports Continued Monetary Tightening
A Bloomberg survey of economists indicated that the medium estimate for jobs added in May would show that approximately 318,000 new jobs were added. Additionally, the survey also predicted that the unemployment rate would fall to 3.5%. A Wall Street Journal survey of economists forecasted that employers would add 328,000 jobs in May. The survey also anticipated that the unemployment rate would fall to 3.5%. Both surveys underestimated both the number of jobs added in May 2022 and the unemployment rate. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest jobs report, which said, “Total nonfarm payroll employmen
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