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While nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4.8 million in June, and the unemployment rate declined to 11.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobless rate and the number of unemployed are up by 7.6 percentage points and 12 million, respectively, since February.
While millions of Americans remain unemployed, there are some jobs that are actually surging in demand amid the COVID-19 crisis, including new roles that didn’t exist before.
Amanda Schiavo is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News. Follow her on Twitter at @SchiavoAmanda.
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