Our econometric model suggests that the discouraging 54,000 increase in non-farm payroll employment in May was followed by a slightly less disappointing 80,000 gain in June. That may go someway to easing fears that a double-dip recession is just around the corner, but it would not be enough to reduce the unemployment rate.
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