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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Jobs Market Picks Up for Graduates
Financial-Services Companies, Consulting Firms Lead Hiring of M.B.A. Students After Declines.
MarketWatch | Economists rush to mark down payrolls estimates
Nonfarm increase for May pegged at 125,000 after midweek moves.
Bloomberg | U.S. Productivity Slowed in First Quarter
The measure of employee output per hour increased at a 1.8 percent annual rate after a 2.9 percent gain in the prior three months, revised figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington.
MarketWatch | Applications for jobless benefits fall slightly
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, according to fresh government data, but new claims remained at a level typically associated with subpar hiring trends.