The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its "Employment Situation Summary" for the month of April. The unemployment rate came in at 8.1 percent, while nonfarm payroll employment increased by 115,000.
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, retail trade, and health care, but declined in trasnportation and warehousing...[Continue]