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The unemployment rate in the United States unexpectedly fell to 13.3% in May , compared to 14.7% the previous month, as reported by the Labor Department on Friday, in a figure that surprised analysts' expectations.

This decline reflects an increase of 2.509 million in the number of people employed last month when confinement measures and business closings began to curb the coronavirus pandemic. In the previous month, 2.05 million jobs had been lost.

Figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) thus contradicted the expectations of most analysts, who expected an increase in the unemployment rate to 19.8% with a net loss of about 800,000 jobs.

"These improvements in the labor market reflect a limited resumption of economic activity that had slowed in March and April due to the pandemic and efforts to contain it," said the BLS.

"In May, employment rose substantially in the hotel and leisure, construction, education and health services sectors, as well as retail," he added. "In contrast, government employment continued to drop substantially," the statistical agency said.

In March, Congress approved - and President Donald Trump enacted - a $ 2.3 trillion package of measures to address the emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program included various forms of assistance to laid-off workers, businesses and their salary costs, and states.

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