U.S. jobs report expected to show 150,000 increase in May payrolls.

U.S. jobs report expected to show 150,000 increase in May payrolls.

Increase is lowest in five months; jobless rate declines to 8.2%.

Challenger says planned firings in the U.S. hit a 10-month low of 37,800.

Challenger says planned firings in the U.S. hit a 10-month low of 37,800.

Business economists predict payrolls will rise 170,000 a month in 2012.

America's economy and markets seem in better shape than other countries'.

Unemployment falls to 8.5%; hours worked, earnings rise.