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From the BLS: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 2.5 million in May, and the unemployment rate declined to 13.3…
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A few brief excerpts from a note by Goldman Sachs economist Spencer Hill, et. al.: We estimate nonfarm payrolls declined…
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