Today brings two bits of good news on the employment front, laying the groundwork for thinking positively about tomorrow’s jobs report for May. New jobless claims fell last week, the Labor Department advised, and nonfarm payrolls rose in May, according to the ADP National Employment Report. Are these positive changes a sign of things to come in the official employment report? We’ll have an answer in less than 24 hours.
Daily Archives: June 3, 2010
CONSUMER SPENDING SOFT IN MAY, ACCORDING TO REPORT
A private-sector report on consumer spending advises that retail spending slipped last month. “Overall the environment in May has been relatively soft,” Mike Berry, director of industry research for MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse, tells Reuters. “It looks like the consumer is taking a pause.”