Friday, June 1, 2007

May jobs growth strong, prices muted

(Reuters) - That handily outstripped estimates for 130,000 jobs from Wall Street economists surveyed by Reuters and fit with other recent evidence that the pace of economic activity was bouncing back from a soft patch in the first three months of the year.




A separate report from the Commerce Department showed that core consumer prices -- a key inflation measure -- rose a smaller-than-expected 0.1 percent in April, suggesting that inflation pressures remained in check, despite signs of economic resilience.


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