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The U.S. economy added 139k jobs in May, slightly above the consensus forecast of 125k. But revisions for the prior two months subtracted a meaningful 95k jobs. Smoothing through the volatility, non-farm payrolls averaged 135k over the last three-months, only a touch lower than the 144k averaged over the twelve-month period. Private payrolls rose 140k […]

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