217,000 new jobs were created in May

Boringest jobs report ever?

The jobs report failed to really excite anyone, it seems. And that's a good thing.

One way the monthly jobs report is flawed

In the wake of the recession, the math the Labor Department uses to calculate monthly payrolls was off, says Jonathan Wright, and there's a way to make it better.

The number of jobs has recovered, with one catch

This chart shows just how much better off we'd be, had there been no recession.

Job growth is ever-so-slightly accelerating

Employers added 217,000 jobs in May

The unemployment rate remained unchanged last month, and payroll growth was in line with expectations.

There are more jobs than ever before in US history

Economists expect 218,000 new jobs

We've probably regained all the lost jobs

A symbolically important economic milestone.