WASHINGTON_NP0 (_PUL AP_NP0 )_PUR —_PUN Hiring_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 picked_VVD up_AVP in_PRP May_NP0 yet_AV0 was_VBD slowed_VVN again_AV0 by_PRP the_AT0 struggles_NN2 of_PRF many_DT0 companies_NN2 to_TO0 find_VVI enough_DT0 workers_NN2 to_TO0 keep_VVI up_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 economy_NN1 's_POS swift_AJ0 recovery_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 recession_NN1 ._SENT U.S._NP0 employers_NN2 added_VVD 559_CRD ,_PUN 000_CRD jobs_NN2 last_ORD month_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 Labor_NN1 Department_NN1 said_VVD Friday_NP0 ,_PUN an_AT0 improvement_NN1 from_PRP April_NP0 's_POS sluggish_AJ0 increase_NN1 of_PRF 278_CRD ,_PUN 000._CRD Yet_AV0 the_AT0 gain_NN1 fell_VVD well_AV0 short_AJ0 of_PRF employers_NN2 '_POS need_NN1 for_PRP labor_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 unemployment_NN1 rate_NN1 fell_VVD to_PRP 5.8_CRD %_NN0 from_PRP 6.1_CRD %_NN0 ._SENT The_AT0 speed_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 rebound_NN1 ,_PUN fueled_VVN by_PRP substantial_AJ0 federal_AJ0 aid_NN1 and_CJC rising_AJ0 vaccinations_NN2 ,_PUN has_VHZ created_VVN a_AT0 disconnect_VVB between_PRP businesses_NN2 and_CJC the_AT0 unemployed_AJ0 :_PUN While_CJS companies_NN2 are_VBB rushing_VVG to_TO0 add_VVI workers_NN2 immediately_AV0 ,_PUN many_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 unemployed_AJ0 are_VBB still_AV0 holding_VVG back_AVP ._SENT Some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 jobless_AJ0 are_VBB likely_AV0 seeking_VVG better_AJC positions_NN2 than_CJS they_PNP had_VHD before_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 triggered_VVD widespread_AJ0 layoffs_NN2 ._SENT Or_CJC they_PNP still_AV0 lack_VVB affordable_AJ0 child_NN1 care_NN1 ._SENT Others_NN2 still_AV0 worry_VVB about_PRP contracting_AJ0 COVID-19_NN1 or_CJC have_VHB decided_VVN to_TO0 retire_VVI early_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC a_AT0 temporary_AJ0 $_NN0 300-a-week_AJ0 federal_AJ0 unemployment_NN1 benefit_NN1 ,_PUN on_PRP top_NN1 of_PRF regular_AJ0 state_NN1 jobless_AJ0 aid_NN1 ,_PUN has_VHZ likely_AV0 led_VVN many_DT0 unemployed_AJ0 Americans_NN2 to_TO0 take_VVI time_NN1 to_TO0 consider_VVI their_DPS options_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 mismatch_NN1 between_PRP employers_NN2 and_CJC job_NN1 seekers_NN2 resulted_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 sharp_AJ0 slowdown_NN1 in_PRP hiring_VVG in_PRP April_NP0 ,_PUN when_AVQ businesses_NN2 added_VVD far_AV0 fewer_DT0 jobs_NN2 than_CJS economists_NN2 had_VHD forecast_VVN and_CJC many_DT0 fewer_DT0 than_CJS had_VHD been_VBN hired_VVN in_PRP March_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 disconnect_VVB eased_VVN somewhat_AV0 in_PRP May_NP0 ._SENT But_CJC economists_NN2 say_VVB it_PNP will_VM0 likely_AV0 persist_VVI until_PRP early_AJ0 fall_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS schools_NN2 reopen_VVB ,_PUN COVID-19_NN1 fades_VVZ further_AJC and_CJC federal_AJ0 unemployment_NN1 benefits_NN2 end_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ There_EX0 is_VBZ a_AT0 gap_NN1 between_PRP the_AT0 economy_NN1 and_CJC labor_NN1 market_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Nela_NP0 Richardson_NP0 ,_PUN chief_AJ0 economist_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 payroll_NN1 processing_NN1 firm_NN1 ADP_NN1 ._SENT May_NP0 's_POS job_NN1 gains_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN are_VBB "_PUQ more_AV0 lackluster_AJ0 than_CJS one_PNI would_VM0 expect_VVI given_VVN the_AT0 strong_AJ0 state_NN1 of_PRF economic_AJ0 growth_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ The_AT0 May_NP0 jobs_NN2 report_NN1 offered_VVD a_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF signs_NN2 that_CJT companies_NN2 are_VBB trying_VVG harder_AV0 to_TO0 find_VVI workers_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB offering_VVG more_DT0 money_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP one_CRD thing_NN1 ._SENT Average_AJ0 hourly_AJ0 pay_NN1 jumped_VVD for_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD straight_AJ0 month_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 leisure_NN1 and_CJC hospitality_NN1 industry_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ includes_VVZ restaurants_NN2 ,_PUN bars_NN2 ,_PUN hotels_NN2 and_CJC amusement_NN1 parks_NN2 ._SENT Hourly_AJ0 wages_NN2 for_PRP all_DT0 workers_NN2 in_PRP that_DT0 industry_NN1 ,_PUN except_CJS managers_NN2 ,_PUN were_VBD 6.4_CRD %_NN0 higher_AJC in_PRP May_NP0 compared_VVN with_PRP pre-pandemic_AJ0 levels_NN2 —_PUN a_AT0 substantial_AJ0 gain_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC the_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF unemployed_AJ0 who_PNQ say_VVB their_DPS jobs_NN2 are_VBB permanently_AV0 lost_VVN declined_VVN in_PRP May_NP0 by_PRP the_AT0 most_DT0 in_PRP five_CRD months_NN2 ._SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ an_AT0 encouraging_AJ0 sign_NN1 that_CJT companies_NN2 are_VBB going_VVG beyond_PRP just_AV0 recalling_VVG workers_NN2 they_PNP had_VHD laid_VVN off_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 ._SENT 
