The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 41,000 (+0.2%) in May. This was the fifth consecutive monthly increase, with a cumulative gain of 148,900 (+0.8%) from January to May.
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