Dismal Jobs Reports Driven by Continued Cuts to Public Sector, say Analysts
<div class='node-body'><p>The May jobs report released today by US Department of Labor was called 'disappointing' and 'dismal' by economists and analysts as the economy added just 69,000 jobs during the month and the official unemployment rate rose from 8.1 to 8.2 percent.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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