employment
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Employment in manufacturing was steady compared with a year earlier, but down by about 44,000 from January 2025 after being squeezed by uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Employment in the financial sector dropped, while the overall unemployment rate held at 4.3%.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The U.S. added 122,000 jobs to private payrolls in May, according to the ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday morning External link.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Employment plans were negative for the third month in a row.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
“No mom, you don’t. I live in an ecotone. Employment must coexist with goofing off. Responsibility must coexist with irresponsibility.”
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
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