Hiring surged in May, boosting bets on Fed rate hike

Hiring surged in May, boosting bets on Fed rate hike

Job growth topped all forecasts in May, and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%, offering the clearest sign yet that the labor market may be breaking out of a prolonged period of lackluster hiring. Nonfarm payrolls increased 172,000 last month after upward revisions to the prior two months, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics … Read more