the unemployment rate in the US in may declined unexpectedly. Compared to April figures (14.7 per cent), last month it decreased to 13.3%. This is stated in the report of the U.S. Department of labor.
According to the Agency, the number of jobs in nonagricultural sectors of the economy grew by 2.5 million In the leisure sector and hotel business the number of jobs increased by 1.2 million, after falling 7.5 million in April. The rest of the increase in jobs was recorded in the restaurant business.
the Decline in unemployment was unexpected, as analysts polled by Reuters had expected unemployment in may at a rate of 19.7% and a decrease in the number of jobs to 8 million
the US President Donald trump, commenting on new unemployment figures said that the country will face “a long period of growth” of the economy. “Remarkable numbers. Positive jobs report shows that we did the right thing,” said he, referring to the weakening of restrictive measures.
“didn’t know [the recovery] will start so quickly. Thought to begin in the August-September. And started so early,” he said, comparing the negative economic period with the hurricane, from which the Americans managed to recover “very quickly.”
the unemployment rate in the USA in April has been the worst since the great depression. It was 14.7%, without work there were 20.5 million people. For comparison, in February the unemployment rate in the United States was at the level of 3.5%.
