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How hot is that labor market of ours? We're going to find out from Marketplace. I'm

Sabrie Beneshore in for David Brancaccio. How many people were unemployed last month?

We will find that out in just under two hours when the government releases US jobs numbers.

Economists are predicting hiring remained about steady compared to the month

before, but you know, who knows. These numbers are important to the Federal Reserve because

the labor market is a key puzzle piece in its plan to fight inflation.

Marketplace is Nancy Marshall Genser has more.

Economists polled by Reuters predict that 185,000 jobs were created last month.

That would be up just slightly from April when there were 175,000 new jobs.

The unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 3.9%. There are signs that small businesses are hiring fewer people

and wage gains are expected to stay where they are. The number of workers quitting

their jobs is down and the ratio of jobs to available workers is getting back to

normal. At one point in the pandemic there were almost two job openings for

every unemployed person. That means employers had to raise wages to attract job

applicants contributing to inflation. A softening jobs market would help the

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