May was a strong hiring month for the U.S. as a whole. But in a down market, real estate didn’t quite keep pace, according to new jobs data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: Inman News
Hiring in real estate ramps up — but lags behind other industries: Labor
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