Otherwise... well...

Jobs Report: U.S. economy adds disappointing 75,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate holds at 3.6%

Job growth slowed more-than-expected in May, while the unemployment rate held at a near 50-year low, according to the Department of Labor’s Friday report.

The U.S. economy added just 75,000 non-farm payrolls in May. This was below expectations for 175,000 non-farm payroll additions, based on Bloomberg-compiled estimates.

The previous two months’ payrolls figures were also downwardly revised. April’s change in non-farm payrolls positions was cut to 224,000 from 263,000, and March’s new figure was brought down to 153,000, from the 189,000 seen previously. Following the revisions, job gains averaged 151,000 per month over the past three months.

The unemployment rate held at a 49-year low of 3.6%, matching consensus estimates. The labor force participation also remained unchanged at 62.8%.

http://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/jobs-report-bls-may-2019-212001939.html

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Yeah, everything is so bad

I doubt it's a blip.
Unemployment has been at fifty year lows for a while.
It's getting hard to find willing and ABLE bodies. The ones who can work and want work have found work,, largely.

Meanwhile.....

May budget deficit hits record $207.8 billion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government's budget deficit in May rose to a record $207.8 billion, 41.5% higher than a year ago. Most of that increase reflected the impact of calendar quirks that shifted $55 billion in June benefit payments into May.

The Congressional Budget Office is forecasting a slightly lower deficit of $896 billion for this year, but that would still be up 15% from the 2018 deficit.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/may-budget-deficit-hits-record-180025337.html



But yeah... deficits don't matter when there's an idiot in the white house....