8th Jun - Special: US Payrolls

Pickup in hiring points to U.S. economic resilience – Reuters

How much jobs growth is enough? Fed papers show divide – Reuters

'Just right' jobs data could help equities – Reuters

The U.S. May jobs report came in just right for investors - neither too weak nor too strong to rock the boat - but market participants are now questioning what's next for stocks.

Instant View: May nonfarm payrolls rise by 175,000 – Reuters

Employers stepped up hiring in May, a sign the economy was growing modestly but not strong enough to convince the Federal Reserve to scale back the amount of cash it is pumping into the banking system.

Payrolls in U.S. Rose 175,000 in May, Unemployment 7.6% - BB

American employers took on more workers than forecast in May as the world’s largest economy weathered the impact of higher taxes and federal spending cuts.

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May Employment Report: 175,000 Jobs, 7.6% Unemployment Rate – Calculated Risk

Data Analysis: Highlights from the May Jobs Report – WSJ

Five Takeaways From Jobs Report – WSJ

Government Continues to Eliminate Jobs – WSJ

Analysis: A Decent-to-Good Jobs Report – WSJ

Economists React: Something for Everyone in Jobs Report – WSJ

Reading the jobs report through the Fed’s eyes – Money Supply / FT

More of the Same – Tim Duy’s Fed Watch

An unexciting report.  Little to change the view that the economy continues to shuffle forward despite the numerous negative shocks since the recovery began.  At best, some hints of future strength in the labor force gains

May Data Show Continued Moderate Improvement in US Labor Market – EconoMonitor

Same Old, Same Old: Modest Growth For The Labor Market – The Capital Spectator

Employment Report Comments and more Graphs – Calculated Risk

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2013/06/employment-report-comments-and-more.html

Forecasters more accurate on U.S. payrolls: perhaps a good sign – MacroScope / Reuters

No relief in sight for millions of unemployed Americans: Cleveland Fed report – MacroScope / Reuters

Jobs Data Not Sufficient to Impact Tapering Debate – Marc to Market

May payrolls: +175,000, and unemployment rate up to 7.6 per cent – alphaville / FT

Steady as she goes – Free exchange / The Economist

Everything you need to know about the May jobs report – Wonkblog / WP

The May jobs report, in charts! – Wonkblog / WP

The jobs report was pretty solid. So why aren't wages rising? – Wonkblog / WP

A Liquidity-Driven Market Reacts To The Payrolls Data – ZH

Where The (Low-Paying) Jobs Were Are – ZH

Number Of Older Workers (55 And Over) Rises To New Record High – ZH

Real Unemployment Rate: 11.3% - ZH

Graphs for Duration of Unemployment, Unemployment by Education and Diffusion Indexes – Calculated Risk