US: Nonfarm payrolls up 217K in May

FXStreet (Łódź) - US NFP grew by 217K in May, following the April increase revised down to 282K, according to data released today by the US Department of Labor. This result is almost in line with market consensus of 218K.

The Unemployment Rate remained unchanged at 6.3%, against forecasts of rising to 6.4%