NEW: U.S. employers unexpectedly added 2.5 million jobs in May, as the unemployment rate fell to 13.3%. That's still extremely high by historical standards, but much better than forecasters were expecting.
A walks by a CVS Pharmacy in San Francisco on May 7. U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell.A walks by a CVS Pharmacy in San Francisco on May 7. U.S. employers unexpectedly added jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell.The U.S economy rebounded with surprising strength last month as businesses began to reopen from the coronavirus lockdown. U.S. employers added 2.5 million jobs in May, as the unemployment rate fell to 13.3%.
The pace of pandemic layoffs has slowed in recent weeks. And some people who were idle in April were called back to work last month as business started to reopen. "I've never felt so valued as a hairstylist, which is wonderful," Hanneken says."But I also want to laugh when people are so upset about their hair. I'm like, 'You guys, it's hair.'"
"I've seen pictures — during the 1918 flu pandemic — of open-air beauty salons. People were cutting hair outside," she says."How I wish that were the case now. That would be so preferable to me than being in a hot salon with a mask on."
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