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Brazil's unemployment rate lessened slightly in May from the previous month. The government statistics agency says unemployment was at 8.8 percent in May, down from April's reading of 8.9 percent.

What the unemployment rate doesn't tell us (Live 5 News Charleston)

The Current Population Survey (CPS) conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a key source of data on U.S. unemployment . The national unemployment rate is derived from this survey and is the number most commonly touted by the media to summarize the state of the economy and its workers.

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