Business reopenings spurred a return to work last month, but many hirings are now on hold again as COVID cases rise.
The nation’s high unemployment rate dropped in June, falling to 11.1% from 13.3%, as more Americans went back to work. Some 4.8 million jobs were added, the U. S. Labor Department said Thursday.
Unemployment fell broadly, across demographic groups and levels of education, but remained in double-digits for all.
The leisure and hospitality sector led job gains, adding 2.1 million jobs as restaurants and bars across the country reopened. Retail generated 740,000 jobs, and education and health services added 568,000.
„One powerful revelation from today’s jobs report is how swiftly U. S. job growth can bounce back once officials give employers the green light on reopening,“ economists at the jobs website Glassdoor wrote in a note.
„We know that we’re still in a very deep economic hole, but it is nice to see the recovery proceed faster than we had expected,“ added Glassdoor economist Daniel Zhao.
