But corporate payrolls rose slightly in May after seven straight substantial falls.

By then, the company's payroll had risen to over 1.200 employees.

The Rangers' payroll rose by a third over last year.

The Yankees' payroll presumably will not rise to keep pace with the increasing thresholds.

All the job gains came from the private sector, where payrolls rose 212,000 - the most in three months.

At the same time, the Government reported that nonfarm payrolls rose by 262,000, higher than the most optimistic forecasts.

But all the while, the Government says payrolls are rising.

In Fairfield, the number of businesses increased 5 percent, to 91,189, it said, and the annual payroll rose 8 percent, to $47.1 billion.

Private payrolls rose by only 19,000 in May, after economists had expected at least 100,000 additional jobs.

The payroll rose by 500 to 93,100 after consolidation of the 900-strong arm in Brazil.