CANADA JOB GROWTH SLOWS IN MAY; UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS
By Gordon Isfeld OTTAWA (MaceNews) – The Canadian economy continued to churn out jobs in May, adding 27,700 positions, but that was at a weaker pace than the previous month, as the number of people looking for work declined. The jobless rate declined 0.3 percentage points to 5.4 per cent in May as fewer people […]
MAY US WAGES DECELERATE; MFG/CONSTRUCTION NEARLY FLAT
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The unexciting May jobs report, though no disaster, reinforced the perception of trend deterioration Friday, with the deceleration in earnings the leading negative, followed by the lifeless manufacturing and construction numbers. Total payrolls growth was well below expectations with its 75,000 increase, while revisions to March and April subtracted 75,000 jobs from […]