US adds 139,000 new jobs in May as hiring slows; Silver price hits 13-year high – business live

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From 49m ago 08.33 EDT US economy added 139,000 jobs in May Newsflash: Hiring slowed across the US economy last month, and fewer jobs were created than previously thought in March and April too. The US added 139,000 new jobs in May, according to the latest non-farm payroll report, with the US unemployment rate unchanged at 4.2%. Economists had expected the non-farm payroll to rise by 130,000 jobs, so this is slightly higher than forecast. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that “employment continued to trend up in health care, leisure and hospitality, and social assistance. Federal government continued...