02-06-2017 15:13 via denverpost.com

U.S. job market weak in May, adding just 138,000 jobs

WASHINGTON – U.S. job growth came in below expectations in May, with employers adding just 138,000 jobs as the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3 percent, federal economists reported Friday morning.
Average hourly earnings were up by 2.5 percent from the previous year to $26.22.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected an increase of 180,000 in non-farm payrolls.
As the economy continues to expand and reaches a point where nearly everybody who wants a job can find one – what e
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