Jobless rate falls unexpectedly

Saturday, June 8, 2002

WASHINGTON -- The nation's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in May for the first time in three months, to 5.8 percent. Economists cautioned the improvement probably would be temporary and new jobs still hard to find.

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