The United States added 372,000 jobs in June, and the data shows professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and health care industries saw notable increases in workforce participation. abc15
The United States added 372,000 jobs in June, which held the national unemployment rate at 3.6%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The leisure and hospitality industry, which saw a mass exodus during the pandemic, saw gains of 67,000 workers in June. The industry, however, remains down 1.3 million employees since February 2020. While Americans are getting paid more, salaries have failed to keep up with inflation, which has remained over 8% in the last year.
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