The Conference Board Employment Trends Index fell in May, breaking a five-month streak of gains. The index for May was 107.69, down from April’s downward-revised reading of 108. The May reading was up 3.9% compared to a year earlier. In prepared remarks, Gad Levanon, North America chief economist at the Conference Board, attributed the decline...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 04, 2018 14:48 UTC