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The jobs numbers beat analyst expectations, but the unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a point to 3.6%.

The latest jobs report shattered expectations as the unemployment rate dipped one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.4%, the lowest rate since 1969.

The economy gained 315,000 jobs last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although the unemployment rate inched up two-tenths of a point to 3.7%.

The economy added 390,000 jobs in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, including 16,000 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services.

The unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a point to 3.6%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, and two previous months' job gains were revised upward.

The unemployment rate fell from 4.2% to 3.9% in December as employers added 199,000 jobs, including 3,400 in accounting and bookkeeping services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

The unemployment rate declined by four-tenths of a point to 4.2%, but the job gains fell well short of expectations.

The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule that aims to set reasonable limits on the amount of time that tipped employees can spend in non-tipped activities when the employer receives a tip credit.

Employment increased by 943,000 last month, beating expectations, including 8,400 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping, while the unemployment rate fell from 5.9 to 5.4%.

The new rule for defining an employee vs. an independent contractor is likely to be challenged in the incoming Biden administration.