The U.S. added 172,000 jobs in May, beating expectations, as the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%.
With gains in leisure and hospitality, health care and local government, the job situation again showed signs of improvement after a lackluster year in 2025.
But the gains were not felt across industries. Jobs in movies and music fell by 2,700 to 328,000, and employment among broadcasting and content providers fell by 4,000 to 333,200. The figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Average hourly earnings rose by 12 cents. or 0.3 percent, to $37.53. In the past year,
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