Dow Jones slides 87 points after nonfarm payrolls data released

NEW YORK, New York - Conflicting economic data kept buyers at bay on U.S. stock markets on Friday.

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 272,000 in May, significantly higher than the 165,000 in April, and well above the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 190,000.

The unemployment rate rose to 4 percent, a level not seen for 2 1/2 years.

Despite the headline number, employment continued to trend up in several industr