Daily Business BriefingAug. 6, 2021Updated Aug. 6, 2021, 9:48 a.m. ETAug. 6, 2021, 9:48 a.m. ET
–20–15–10–5 mil.
AprilJuneSept.Jan. ’21April
–5.7 million jobs since Feb. 2020
+16.7 million since April 2020
+943,000 in July
152.5 million jobs in February 2020
The American economy roared into midsummer with a strong gain in hiring, but there are questions about its ability to maintain that momentum as the Delta variant of the coronavirus causes growing concern.Employers added 943,000 jobs in July, the Labor Department reported Friday, but the data was collected in the first half of the month, before variant-related cases exploded in many parts of the country.While the economy and job growth overall …
