The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls rose by 431,000 in May, however, a full 411,000 of these jobs were temporary positions for work on the 2010 U.S. Census.

Aside from the high level of government hiring, there were only modest job gains in manufacturing (+29,000), professional and business services (+22,000), and education and healthcare services (+17,000) while construction payrolls tumbled (-35,000).