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Nation's unemployment rate falls to 13.3% as economy adds 2.5 million jobs in May

Name: Nation's unemployment rate falls to 13.3% as economy adds 2.5 million jobs in May
Uploaded: 2020-06-05T09:30:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 27 s
Description: In a surprising turn, the economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, dropping the new unemployment rate to 13.3%. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the reasons behind the unexpected positive data.

In a surprising turn, the economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, dropping the new unemployment rate to 13.3%. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the reasons behind the unexpected positive data.