U.S. job growth accelerated in June, offering tentative signs that a worker shortage could be starting to ease as companies raise wages and offer incentives to entice millions of unemployed Americans sitting at home.
The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday also showed just over 150,000 people entered the labor force last month. The report suggested the economy ended the second quarter with strong growth momentum, following a reopening made possible by vaccinations against COVID-19.
Still, employment gains remained less than the million or more per month that economists and others had been forecasting at the beginning of the year.
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