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217,000 new jobs were created in May

Contributors: Danielle Kurtzleben and Matthew Yglesias

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Jun 5, 2014, 11:20am EDT

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June 6, 2014
Boringest jobs report ever?

By Danielle Kurtzleben

The jobs report failed to really excite anyone, it seems. And that's a good thing.
June 6, 2014
One way the monthly jobs report is flawed

By Danielle Kurtzleben

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.
June 6, 2014
The number of jobs has recovered, with one catch

By Danielle Kurtzleben

This chart shows just how much better off we'd be, had there been no recession.
June 6, 2014
Job growth is ever-so-slightly accelerating

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
June 6, 2014
Employers added 217,000 jobs in May

By Danielle Kurtzleben

The unemployment rate remained unchanged last month, and payroll growth was in line with expectations.
June 6, 2014
There are more jobs than ever before in US history

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
June 5, 2014
Economists expect 218,000 new jobs

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
June 5, 2014
We've probably regained all the lost jobs

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

A symbolically important economic milestone.

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