May jobs report: Payrolls rise by 390,000 as unemployment holds at 3.6%

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Yahoo! Finance

The U.S. labor market remained hot in May, even as tighter monetary conditions and persistent inflation stoke worries of an economic slowdown.

The Labor Department released its latest monthly jobs report at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday. Here were the main metrics from the print, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg:

Non-farm payrolls: +390,000 vs. +318,000 expected

Unemployment rate: 3.6% vs. 3.5% expected

Average hourly earnings, month-over-month: 0.3% vs. +0.4% expected

Average hourly earnings, year-over-year: 5.2% vs. +5.2% expected

In the previous jobs report, U.S. payrolls rose by 428,000 in April, while the unemployment rate held at a steady 3.6%.

Prior to the May report, the U.S. economy had added at least 400,000 jobs each month over the last year, bringing employment within 1% of pre-pandemic levels.

Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/may-jobs-report-june-2-2022-211042508.html

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It's that first Friday of the month and our resident DU economy monitors will be along shortly with the details.

TGIF!

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8:31 AM · Jun 3, 2022

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Good morning. From the source:

Payroll employment rises by 390,000 in May; unemployment rate remains at 3.6%

Economic News Release USDL-22-1082

Employment Situation Summary
Transmission of material in this news release is embargoed until 8:30 a.m. (ET) Friday, June 3, 2022

Technical information:
Household data: [phone] * [e-mail] * www.bls.gov/cps
Establishment data: [phone] * [e-mail] * www.bls.gov/ces

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- MAY 2022


Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 390,000 in May, and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in retail trade declined.

This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note.

Household Survey Data

In May, the unemployment rate was 3.6 percent for the third month in a row, and the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.0 million. These measures are little different from their values in February 2020 (3.5 percent and 5.7 million, respectively), prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (See table A-1.)

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Asians declined to 2.4 percent in May. The jobless rates for adult men (3.4 percent), adult women (3.4 percent), teenagers (10.4 percent), Whites (3.2 percent), Blacks (6.2 percent), and Hispanics (4.3 percent) showed little or no change over the month. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.)

Among the unemployed, the number of permanent job losers remained at 1.4 million in May. The number of persons on temporary layoff was little changed at 810,000. Both measures are little different from their values in February 2020. (See table A-11.)

In May, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) edged down to 1.4 million. This measure is 235,000 higher than in February 2020. The long-term unemployed accounted for 23.2 percent of all unemployed persons in May. (See table A-12.)

Both the labor force participation rate, at 62.3 percent, and the employment-population ratio, at 60.1 percent, were little changed over the month. Both measures are 1.1 percentage points below their February 2020 values. (See table A-1.)

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons increased by 295,000 to 4.3 million in May, reflecting an increase in the number of persons whose hours were cut due to slack work or business conditions. The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons is little different from its February 2020 level. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs. (See table A-8.)

The number of persons not in the labor force who currently want a job was little changed at 5.7 million in May. This measure remains above its February 2020 level of 5.0 million. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were not actively looking for work during the 4 weeks preceding the survey or were unavailable to take a job. (See table A-1.)

Among those not in the labor force who wanted a job, the number of persons marginally attached to the labor force, at 1.5 million, changed little in May. These individuals wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months but had not looked for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey. Discouraged workers, a subset of the marginally attached who believed that no jobs were available for them, numbered 415,000 in May, also little changed from the prior month. (See Summary table A.)

Household Survey Supplemental Data

In May, 7.4 percent of employed persons teleworked because of the coronavirus pandemic, down from 7.7 percent in the prior month. These data refer to employed persons who teleworked or worked at home for pay at some point in the 4 weeks preceding the survey specifically because of the pandemic.

In May, 1.8 million persons reported that they had been unable to work because their employer closed or lost business due to the pandemic--that is, they did not work at all or worked fewer hours at some point in the 4 weeks preceding the survey due to the pandemic. This measure is little changed from the previous month. Among those who reported in May that they were unable to work because of pandemic-related closures or lost business, 19.9 percent received at least some pay from their employer for the hours not worked, also little different from the prior month.

Among those not in the labor force in May, 455,000 persons were prevented from looking for work due to the pandemic, down from 586,000 in the prior month. (To be counted as unemployed, by definition, individuals must be either actively looking for work or on temporary layoff.)

These supplemental data come from questions added to the household survey beginning in May 2020 to help gauge the effects of the pandemic on the labor market. The data are not seasonally adjusted. Tables with estimates from the supplemental questions for all months are available online at www.bls.gov/cps/effects-of-the-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.htm.

Establishment Survey Data

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 390,000 in May. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in retail trade declined over the month. Nonfarm employment is down by 822,000, or 0.5 percent, from its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. (See table B-1.)

Employment in leisure and hospitality increased by 84,000 in May, as job growth continued in food services and drinking places (+46,000) and accommodation (+21,000). Employment in leisure and hospitality is down by 1.3 million, or 7.9 percent, compared with February 2020.

Employment in professional and business services rose by 75,000 in May. Within the industry, job gains occurred in accounting and bookkeeping services (+16,000), computer systems design and related services (+13,000), and scientific research and development services (+6,000). Employment in professional and business services is 821,000 higher than in February 2020.

In May, transportation and warehousing added 47,000 jobs. Employment rose in warehousing and storage (+18,000), truck transportation (+13,000), and air transportation (+6,000). Employment in transportation and warehousing is 709,000 above its February 2020 level.

Employment in construction increased by 36,000 in May, following no change in April. In May, job gains occurred in specialty trade contractors (+17,000) and heavy and civil engineering construction (+11,000). Construction employment is 40,000 higher than in February 2020.

In May, employment increased by 36,000 in state government education and by 33,000 in private education. Employment changed little in local government education (+14,000). Compared with February 2020, employment in state government education is up by 27,000, while employment in private education has essentially recovered. Employment in local government education is down by 308,000, or 3.8 percent, compared with February 2020.

Employment in health care rose by 28,000 in May, including a gain in hospitals (+16,000). Employment in health care overall is 223,000, or 1.3 percent, lower than in February 2020.

Manufacturing employment continued to trend up in May (+18,000). Job gains occurred in fabricated metal products (+7,000), wood products (+4,000), and electronic instruments (+3,000). Employment in manufacturing overall is slightly below (-17,000 or -0.1 percent) its February 2020 level.

Wholesale trade added 14,000 jobs in May, including gains in durable goods (+10,000) and electronic markets and agents and brokers (+6,000). Employment in wholesale trade is down by 41,000, or 0.7 percent, compared with February 2020.

Mining employment increased by 6,000 in May and is 80,000 higher than a recent low in February 2021.

Employment in retail trade declined by 61,000 in May but is 159,000 above its February 2020 level. Over the month, job losses occurred in general merchandise stores (-33,000), clothing and clothing accessories stores (-9,000), food and beverage stores (-8,000), building material and garden supply stores (-7,000), and health and personal care stores (-5,000).

In May, employment showed little change in other major industries, including information, financial activities, and other services.

Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 10 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $31.95 in May. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 5.2 percent. In May, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 15 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $27.33. (See tables B-3 and B-8.)

In May, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls was 34.6 hours for the third month in a row. In manufacturing, the average workweek for all employees was little changed at 40.4 hours, and overtime fell by 0.1 hour to 3.2 hours. The average workweek for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls remained unchanged at 34.1 hours. (See tables B-2 and B-7.)

The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for March was revised down by 30,000, from +428,000 to +398,000, and the change for April was revised up by 8,000, from +428,000 to +436,000. With these revisions, employment in March and April combined is 22,000 lower than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.)

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The Employment Situation for June is scheduled to be released on Friday, July 8, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. (ET).

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[BumRushDaShow]

3. This is probably the closest that they have been in 2 years

to have the "expected" estimates actually match the actuals.

The rare downward revisions in this volatile marketplace, are interesting as well.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Links to earlier reports:

Fri Jun 3, 2022: Links to earlier reports (this one):

Wed Jun 1, 2022: Links to earlier reports:

Fri May 6, 2022: Links to earlier reports

Wed May 4, 2022: Links to earlier reports:

Fri Apr 1, 2022: Links to earlier reports:

Wed Mar 30, 2022: Links to earlier reports:

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Wed Feb 2, 2022: Links to earlier reports:

Wed Jan 12, 2022: Links to earlier reports:

Wed Jan 5, 2022: Links to earlier reports:

Sat Dec 4, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Wed Dec 1, 2021: Links to additional earlier reports:

Fri Nov 5, 2021: (I had to split the links into two posts, due to "Forbidden 403" issues)

Links to earlier reports:

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Wed Nov 3, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Fri Oct 8, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Wed Oct 6, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Fri Sep 3, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Thu Sep 2, 2021 (in the Friday, August 6, BLS thread): Links to earlier reports:

Wed Aug 4, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Sat Jul 10, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Wed Jun 30, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

Fri Jun 4, 2021: Links to earlier reports:

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[center]Past Performance is Not a Guarantee of Future Results.[/center]

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in May 2022 (this one):

May jobs report: Payrolls rise by 390,000 as unemployment holds at 3.6%

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in May 2022:

U.S. Treasury yields fall as data show slowest job growth in pandemic recovery

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in April 2022:

April jobs report: Payrolls rise by 428,000 as unemployment rate holds at 3.6%

[ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in April 2022:

U.S. Companies Added 247,000 Jobs in April, ADP Data Show

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in March 2022:

U.S. economy adds 431,000 jobs in March

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in March 2022:

Private payrolls rose by 455,000 in March, topping expectations: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in February 2022:

February jobs report: Payrolls rise by 678,000 as unemployment rate falls to 3.8%

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in February 2022:

Private payrolls rose by 475,000 in February, topping expectations: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in January 2022:

January jobs report: Payrolls jump by 467,000 as unemployment rate rises to 4.0%

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in January 2022:

Companies unexpectedly cut 301,000 jobs in January as omicron slams jobs market, ADP says

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in December 2021:

December jobs report: Payrolls rise by 199,000 as unemployment rate falls to 3.9%

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in December 2021:

December private payrolls rose by 807,000, far exceeding expectations: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in November 2021:

U.S. economy adds just 210,000 jobs in November

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in November 2021:

November private payrolls rose by 534,000 topping expectations: ADP

Nonetheless, what is important is not this month's results, but the trend. Let’s look at some earlier numbers:

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in November 2021:

November private payrolls rose by 534,000 topping expectations: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in October 2021:

October jobs report: Payrolls grew by 531,000 as unemployment rate fell to 4.6%

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in October 2021:

October private payrolls rose by 571,000, topping expectations: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in September 2021:

Yahoo Finance September jobs report: Economy adds back disappointing 194,000 jobs, unemployment rate

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in September 2021

September private payrolls rose by 568,000, topping estimates: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in August 2021:

August jobs report: Payrolls rise by disappointing 235,000 while unemployment rate falls to 5.2%

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in August 2021:

August private payrolls rose by 374,000, missing estimates: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in July 2021:

July jobs report: Economy adds back 943,000 payrolls, unemployment rate falls to 5.4%

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in July 2021:

Private payrolls rose by 330,000 in July, missing estimates: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in June 2021:

U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June as labor market showed renewed strength

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in June 2021:

Private payrolls increased by 692,000 in June, beating expectations: ADP

Bureau of Labor Statistics, for employment in May 2021:

U.S. economy adds 559,000 jobs in May, as the recovery shows signs of strength

ADP^® (Automatic Data Processing), for employment in May 2021:

Private-sector employment increased by 978,000 from April to May, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

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4. Links to some BLS Data Series Numbers and Graphs

Last edited Thu Jul 7, 2022, 12:49 AM - Edit history (3)

Every one of these data series comes with a table and graph.

# Nonfarm Employment (Establishment Survey, https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001
Monthly changes (in thousands): https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0000000001?output_view=net_1mth
   NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CEU0000000001

# Employed in thousands from the separate Household Survey, http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12000000
Monthly changes (in thousands): http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12000000?output_view=net_1mth

   NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU02000000

# Nonfarm PRIVATE Employment (Establishment Survey, https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0500000001
Monthly changes: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0500000001?output_view=net_1mth
    ^-Good for comparison to the ADP report that typically comes out a few days earlier
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CEU0500000001

# INFLATION ADJUSTED Weekly Earnings of Production and Non-Supervisory Workers http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CES0500000031

# Labor Force http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11000000?output_view=net_1mth

The labor force is the sum of employed and unemployed. To count as unemployed, one must have actively sought work in the past 4 weeks (just looking at want ads and job postings doesn't count)

# Unemployed http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS13000000

# ETPR (Employment-To-Population Ratio) aka Employment Rate http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300000

# LFPR (Labor Force Participation rate) http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000

# Unemployment rate http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000

# U-6 unemployment rate http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS13327709

# NILF -- Not in Labor Forcehttp://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS15000000

# NILF-WJ -- Not in Labor Force, Wants Job http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS15026639

# Part-Time Workers who want Full-Time Jobs (Table A-8's Part-Time For Economic Reasons) http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12032194

# Part-Time Workers (Table A-9) http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12600000

# Full-Time Workers (Table A-9) http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12500000

# Multiple Jobholders as a Percent of Employed (Table A-9) https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12026620

# Civilian non-institutional population
Seasonally adjusted (they seem to have gotten rid of this) https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS10000000
NOT seasonally adjusted: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU00000000

# Black unemployment rate (%), https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000006

# Hispanic or Latino unemployment rate (%), https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000009

# White unemployment rate (%), https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000003

LFPR - Labor Force Participation Rate for some age groups
The LFPR is the Employed + jobless people who have looked for work in the last 4 weeks (and say they want a job and are able to take one if offered). All divided by the civilian non-institutional population age 16+.
SA means Seasonally adjusted. NSA means Not Seasonally Adjusted
16+: SA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300000 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU01300000
25-34: SA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300089 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU01300089
25-54: SA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300060 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU01300060
55+: SA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11324230 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU01324230
65+: SA: ---------------- NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU01300097

LFPR - Labor Force Particpation Rate (prime age 25-54) by gender
All: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300060
Men: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300061
Women: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS11300062


ETPR - Employment to Population Ratio for some age groups
SA means Seasonally adjusted. NSA means Not Seasonally Adjusted
16+: SA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300000 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU02300000
25-34: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300089 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU02300089
25-54: SA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300060 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU02300060
55+: SA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12324230 NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU02324230
65+: SA: ---------------- NSA: http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU02300097

Inflation rate (CPI)
. . . Monthly report: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
. . . The Data Series: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0
. . . . . . Monthly changes: https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0?output_view=pct_1mth
. . . Calculator at: https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm

Grocery prices (food at home) inflation compared to overall inflation rate
. . . . . https://www.in2013dollars.com/Food-at-home/price-inflation
. . . From 1947 to 2021 and from 2000 to 2021, food at home inflation very slightly lagged the overall inflation rate
. . . . . https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142735789

Data series finder: https://www.bls.gov/data/#employment

The entire report: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf

Archives of previous reports - The monthly payroll employment reports from the BLS are archived at Archived News Releases (https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/ ). In the list up at the top, under Major Economic Indicators, select Employment Situation ( https://www.bls.gov/bls/news-release/empsit.htm ). That opens up links to reports going back to 1994. Hat tip Mahatmakanejeeves.

[Historic NY]

5. Hear tell from the GOP & RNC the sky is falling.

Apparently, their exploitation plans aren't going well

[IronLionZion]

6. Biden is killing so many jobs

that the stock markets are down this morning

[Calista241]

7. Ironically, this number is too good.

Wage pressure is one of the driving indicators of inflation. So, while this number may be good for Biden and many Americans, it's not good for the Fed and Jerome Powell.

[IronLionZion]

8. GOP keeps hitting us on inflation

it's a common concern that I hope comes down a bit by November