The rise in the unemployment rate this year largely reflects weaker hiring, as job searchers entering the labor force are taking longer to find a job, while layoffs remain low, Bowman added.
While the number of unemployed Americans rose by 352,000 last month, the overwhelming share - about 70% - were laid off temporarily, suggesting an imminent return to work.
More workers entering the labor force can also push up the unemployment rate. While roughly 67,000 people became employed last month, a far larger number joined the workforce but didn't necessarily find jobs.
An expansion of the labor force, rather than a fall in employment, has spurred the rise in the unemployment rate up to now - a key difference from previous cycles at the start of a recession, Satyam Panday, an economist S&P Global Ratings, wrote in a note.
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