Business Rundown: Is The Jobs Report A Sign Of An “Economic Golden Age?”

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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May’s jobs report blew past expectations with 172,000 jobs added, but the biggest surprise might be buried in past revisions. FOX Business Contributor Lou Basenese joins Lydia Hu to break down the blowout numbers, Wall Street’s reaction, and what it all means for the Federal Reserve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:11.0	Well...
0:12.0	Come on!
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0:59.3	EE.com.com. I'm Lydia Who, and this is the Fox Business Rundown.
1:09.2	Friday, June 5th, 2026, employment is up.
1:14.5	The May jobs report just blew past expectations, but there's an even bigger surprise buried in the numbers.
1:22.6	I always say like one data point is like, hmm, interesting.
1:25.8	Two, kind of gets more interesting.
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