Fact Sheet: A Clear Agenda for Overcoming Economic Challenges – Making Tax Relief Permanent Is At The Forefront Of President Bush’s Plan For Continued Prosperity: “Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released new jobs figures for May. Nonfarm payroll employment decreased by 49,000 jobs in May, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.5 percent. Although the unemployment rate remains below the averages for the past three decades, these numbers are disappointing. Other May data has appeared more positive than the first quarter.