US Hiring Picks Up as Wage Growth Decelerates

Nonfarm payrolls increased 339,000 last month after an upwardly revised 294,000 advance in April. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%. Mike McKee reports on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

(Bloomberg) — Nonfarm payrolls increased 339,000 last month after an upwardly revised 294,000 advance in April. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%. Mike McKee reports on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”

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