U.S. adds modest 559,000 jobs in May, a sign of more hiring struggles
Last monthâs job gain was above Aprilâs revised total of 278,000. The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1%.
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Coleen Piteo, director of marketing at Yours Truly restaurant, puts out a sign for hiring, Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy further reopens. [ TONY DEJAK | AP ]
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WASHINGTON (AP) â U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from Aprilâs sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession.
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WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession.
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession.
Last month s job gain was above April s revised total of 278,000, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1%.
The speed of the rebound from the pandemic recession has caught employers off guard and touched off a scramble to hire. The reopening of the economy, fueled by substantial federal aid and rising vaccinations, has released pent-up demand among consumers to eat out, travel, shop, attend public events and visit with friends and relatives.