Payroll

The unemployment rate ticked up slightly, even as the economic recovery strengthens.

ADP saw further signs of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Small businesses continued to ramp up their hiring this month, particularly in the leisure and hospitality sector, as the economy recovers from the pandemic, according to payroll giant Paychex.

The unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage point to 5.8%, as the economy slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employment in the private sector increased by 978,000 jobs last month, payroll giant ADP reported, as the economy slowly continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

While the rate of job growth in the leisure and hospitality sector increased last month, it slowed in the construction industry, according to Paychex.

Despite the additions, the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.1 percent.

Employers added 742,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, as the economy bounces back despite the pandemic.

The numbers reflect a strong bounce back in the economy as companies emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.