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It's still a worker's job market, with 11.3 million open jobs at the end of May, according to new data from the Labor Department.
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U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May as the labor market stays hot. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%.
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Inflation in March was the highest since December of 1981, with prices up 8.5% from a year ago. Rising prices are especially hard on low-income people, who spend more of their money on necessities.
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The state’s unemployment rate now stands at 4.9% as some industries continue to report that people are slow to return to work.