From left: Janki Patel, paid social manager, Billboard; Kelechi Nwankwoala, research lead for NeuroLab, Mindshare; and Joe Marino, music marketing coordinator, United Talent Agency (Photos courtesy speakers)
The U.S. ad business lost jobs in May for the sixth month in a row. The overall economy added 139,000 jobs, showing modest but relatively steady growth despite worries about tariffs, inflation and recession.