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US Employment Report Preview: Employment growth to defy DOGE purge again

We forecast a 150,000 gain in non-farm payrolls in May. Federal job losses may increase as severance periods end, but initial claims suggest any impact will once again be modest. We expect the unemployment rate to have held steady, while wage growth will have likely slowed again.

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