Friday, June 7, 2013 – 11:30 a.m.
Here’s some news of interest flowing across the transom Friday morning.
May unemployment rate ticks up to 7.6%
The U.S. Department of Labor published its May jobs report Friday Morning. The DOL says employers added 175,000 jobs last month, with the official unemployment rate edging upt to 7.6%. The underemployment rate, which takes into account part-time and discouraged workers, edged down to 13.8%.