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The unemployment rate in May stayed unchanged at 4.2% and employers added 139,000 new jobs, but the federal sector continued struggling.

May's unemployment rate was 5.4%, according to Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget data, compared with 5.5% in April.

National unemployment rate rankings are available here. “Total nonfarm employment has reached a historic high in May (1,073,696),” said Commissioner of Labor Katie Thurber.

Arkansas' seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in May held steady at 3.7% for the third consecutive month, the state Department of Commerce and the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania is still lower than the national rate, which also stayed at 4.2% in May, according to the state Dept. of Labor & Industry.