Federal Employment Declines Slightly

The federal government lost 14,000 jobs in May.

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

Employment breakdown

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

Jobs-by-sector-May13

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