Statement of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on May Employment Numbers

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2011.  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the May 2011 Employment Situation report released today:

“Our nation’s labor market continued to add jobs in the month of May. Nonfarm payroll employment added 54,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate registered at 9.1 percent.

“While our rate of job growth slowed last month, we added 83,000 private sector jobs in May, and our economy continues to grow. We’ve now had…