Federal Employment Declines Slightly
- By Ritchie King
- Quartz
- June 7, 2013
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The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May, beating expectations, and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 7.6 percent. Here’s the breakdown of employment status for all Americans age 16 and above:

Here’s what job creation and loss looked like in various industries last month:

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