U.S. employers added 172,000 jobs in May while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent. About 7.3 million people were unemployed in May, little changed from the previous month.
The May gain was in line with recent months, suggesting the job market is neither accelerating nor sharply slowing.
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 172,000 in May, close to April’s revised gain …
