Vacant storefronts and the grand opening of a convenience store in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Photo by Richard B. Levine)
NY: New York during the COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a grip on the economy with many companies struggling to fill millions of open jobs.
Friday’s report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate fell sharply to 4.8% from 5.2% in August.
Payroll employment rises by 194,000 in September; unemployment rate declines to 4.8% https://t.co/1Y9cSWJUIB #JobsReport #BLSdata
— BLS-Labor Statistics (@BLS_gov) October 8, 2021
Economists had forecast the addition of 500,000 jobs.
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