As the US economy started to reopen from the impact of the COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns, many economic indicators pointed to an improvement within the second quarter of 2021.
Despite the unemployment rate barely nudging, the number of jobs added increased by 850,000 in March, the most in 10 months. It is important to note that most of the job gains were industries that were highly impacted by the pandemic, such as leisure, hospitality, education, and retail.
What does this mean for the rest of 2021?
