The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported numbers for the month of May and they were better than experts had predicted. 2.5 million non-farm workers went back to work between April and May. The numbers add up to an effective unemployment rate of 13.3%. Economists had called for another 1.5 million job losses.

President Trump is tweeting about the numbers and announced a 9:00 AM CT press conference to talk about the jobs report.

It comes after dire predictions that put unemployment numbers at up to 27% at the height of the COVID-19 response.

In the report issued this morning, researchers say major growth in industries that were hardest-hit by the COVID-19 outbreak in our country. Travel and leisure spending came to a standstill as well as the construction sector.

These improvements in the labor market reflected a limited resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed in March and April due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and efforts to contain it. In May, employment rose sharply in leisure and hospitality, construction, education and health services, and retail trade.

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