China News Service, Washington, June 4th. The U.S. Department of Labor released data on the 4th that the non-agricultural sector added 559,000 new jobs in the United States in May, and the unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points from the previous month to 5.8%.

  In the context of increasing vaccination rates and further lifting of epidemic prevention restrictions, American media generally believe that the recovery of the US labor market has not kept up with the overall economic recovery. The May data show that labor shortages have begun to emerge.

  The Associated Press pointed out that the May employment data has improved from the slow growth of last month, but as the US economy recovers from the recession caused by the new crown epidemic, many companies are beginning to face the problem of insufficient recruitment.

  Data show that the employment growth in the United States in May mainly came from industries such as leisure and hospitality, public and private education, and medical insurance.

The leisure and hospitality industry added 292,000 jobs in May, of which nearly two-thirds of the growth came from the catering industry.

  The US Department of Labor pointed out that the overall number of unemployed persons in the United States fell by 496,000 to 9.3 million in May.

Although the above data has improved from the peak period, it is still much higher than the level before the new crown epidemic (the unemployment rate in February 2020 was 3.5%, and the unemployed population was 5.7 million).

  "On the surface, the employment data for May is very strong, but considering the current economic environment in the United States, this data can be better." Bloomberg News quoted experts as saying, "The fact is that this is to a large extent. This may be related to supply chain constraints and labor shortages."

  The above analysis also pointed out that the number of long-term unemployed (unemployed for more than 27 weeks) in the United States decreased by 431,000 in May, the most in a month since 2011.

This shows that Americans who lost their jobs in the early stages of the epidemic are finally returning to work.

  According to a survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, nearly half of small business owners reported that there were job vacancies in May.

  "The Wall Street Journal" analysis pointed out that the running-in of the supply and demand side of the US labor market "it will take months to resolve itself."

This means that the United States will not see a rapid rebound of one million jobs in a single month, and employment growth will be a more gradual process.

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