* Total non-farm payroll employment rose 69 thousand in May, following an increase of 77 thousand in the previous month.
* The unemployment rate increased to 8.2% in May, from 8.1% in the previous month.
* The average workweek decreased by 0.1 to 34.8 hours. Average hourly earnings increased to $23.41, while average weekly earnings decreased to $805.30.
* The advance figure for initial claims for unemployment insurance increased 10 thousand to 383 thousand in the week ending May 26.
* Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 1.9% in the first quarter of 2012, after increasing at 3.0% in the previous quarter. In the advance estimate, released a month ago, the increase in real GDP was 2.2%.
* Corporate profits from current production increased $11.4 billion in the first quarter, after an increase of $16.8 billion in the previous quarter.
* Personal income increased 0.2% in April, while personal consumption expenditures increased 0.3%. The price index for personal consumption expenditures held steady in April, while the core index increased 0.2%.
* April construction spending increased 0.3%. Private construction increased 1.2%, while public construction decreased 1.4%.
* The Pending Home Sales Index decreased 5.5% to a reading of 95.5 in April.
* The 30-year fixed mortgage rate for the week ending May 31 was down to its all-time record low of 3.75%.
* The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index, which had declined slightly in April, fell further in May.
* The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing survey indicated that the manufacturing sector expanded (exceeded 50.0%) in May for the 34th consecutive month.