By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-05 12:50:51 | Updated at 2026-06-07 06:54:21
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A hiring announcement on a door at a restaurant in Vineland, N.J., on June 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
The U.S. labor market remained hot in May as the hiring momentum continued heading into the summer, new government data released on June 5 show.
The economy added 172,000 new jobs last month, from the upwardly revised 179,000 positions in April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
