Did May 2020 see the largest jobs increase in US history?
Thursday, June 18, 2020
By Anna Lenaker
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Total employment rose by over 2.5 million jobs in May 2020, setting a record for the largest growth in employment in a single month-long period, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This comes after losing a record-setting 20.68 million jobs in April 2020.
As economic activity halted by COVID-19 began to resume, the jobs created in May were predominantly in the leisure and hospitality, construction, education, health services, and retail trades.
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