{"id":2443737,"date":"2025-06-06T08:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economy-added-139000-jobs-in-may-the-key-facts-and-figures-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T08:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:42:10","slug":"economy-added-139000-jobs-in-may-the-key-facts-and-figures-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economy-added-139000-jobs-in-may-the-key-facts-and-figures-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Economy added 139,000 jobs in May: The key facts and figures &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feconomy-added-139000-jobs-in-may-the-key-facts-and-figures-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443737&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that the economy added 139,000 jobs in May,with the unemployment rate remaining at 4.2%, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics. The job increase was above the expected 127,000, but it indicates a trend of decelerating job growth, as revisions for March and April showed significant downward adjustments. The three-month moving average of job gains stood at 135,000,which is still sufficient to surpass the population growth rate. It suggests that approximately 112,000 new jobs are necessary monthly to prevent a rise in unemployment. Though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economy-added-114000-jobs-in-july-the-key-facts-and-figures-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Economy added 114,... in July: The key facts and figures - Washington Examiner\">prime-age employment<\/a> remains strong historically, it appears to have peaked recently. The report highlights that job growth has slowed, reflecting broader economic trends.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Economy added 139,000 jobs in May: The key facts and figures<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The headline:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The economy added 139,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Investors had expected roughly 127,000 new jobs and for the unemployment rate to hold steady at 4.2%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3432400\/trump-supporters-believe-travel-ban-survive-legal-challenges\/\">Trump supporters believe his latest travel ban will survive legal challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3430476\/stutzman-netanyahu-meeting-israel-qatar-influence\/\">Stutzman returns from Israel raising concerns about Qatar&#8217;s influence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3432597\/what-post-biden-presidency-investigations-could-actually-reveal\/\">What the post-Biden presidency investigations could actually reveal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The underlying reality<\/h2>\n<p>Friday&rsquo;s report suggests that job growth has been decelerating in recent months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is helpful to look at the overall trend for the labor market. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/august-jobs-prints-at-187000-new-jobs-but-another-110000-downward-revisions\/\" title=\"August ... came in at 187,000 new jobs, but there were also 110,000 downward ....\">significant downward revisions<\/a> to the numbers for in March and April, the three-month moving average of job gains was just 135,000 in May. That is still above the rate needed to keep up with population growth, though.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/26e00ad0-87c2-46fe-a157-c46ac2f1980c?src=embed\" title=\"3m moving average payrolls\" width=\"550\" height=\"715\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Roughly 112,000 new payroll jobs<a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantafed.org\/chcs\/calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> are needed<\/a> each month to keep unemployment from rising, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamiltonproject.org\/publication\/paper\/new-immigration-estimates-help-make-sense-of-the-pace-of-employment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Separate estimates<\/a> that take into account the full extent of the Biden-era immigration surge put the number as high as 200,000, although that has likely changed in recent months, as the Trump administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dramatically curbed unauthorized border crossings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Prime-age employment, relative to the overall population, is strong by historical standards, although it appears to have peaked in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/879a4dc1-0bc6-4cd5-8d7b-b8d40cbd1af4?src=embed\" title=\"Prime EPOP\" width=\"550\" height=\"729\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economy gained 139,000 jobs in May; unemployment at 4.2%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3868,"featured_media":2443738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/May-Jobs-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9168,5731,36995,53302,32076],"class_list":["post-2443737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economy","tag-employment","tag-jobs-report","tag-may-2023","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/May-Jobs-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3868"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443737"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443741,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443737\/revisions\/2443741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}