American Economy Adds 172,000 Jobs in May as Unemployment Holds at 4.3%
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Watch US Economy: Inflation Doesn’t Need a Big Response, Economist Roth Says
Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research, says, “it doesn’t seem like inflation is accelerating in a material way,” as she examines the US May jobs report and what it means for Federal Reserve policy.
The unemployment rate in the United States remained unchanged at 4.3% in May, when 172,000 jobs were created, above the forecasts of experts, which estimated the creation of some 85,000 jobs, according to the Labour Statistics Bureau (BLS) on Friday. In total, the number of unemployed in May was about 7.3 million, a drop from the 7.4 million recorded in the previous month.
The United States created 172,000 jobs in May 2026, twice as much as Wall Street analysts expected, which predicted only 80,000 new jobs. The data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), confirms the resilience of the US labour market even in a context of high interest rates. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%, a level that economists consider to be full technical employment. In addition, the average hourly wage rose by…
American economy adds 172,000 jobs in May as unemployment holds at 4.3%
Robust job growth and stable unemployment may deter rate cuts, potentially impacting investment strategies and crypto market dynamics. The post American economy adds 172,000 jobs in May as unemployment holds at 4.3% appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
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