Daily Business BriefingOct. 8, 2021Updated Oct. 8, 2021, 12:39 p.m. ETOct. 8, 2021, 12:39 p.m. ET
–20–15–10–5 mil.
AprilJuneSept.Jan. ’21April
–5 million jobs since Feb. 2020
+17.4 million since April 2020
+194,000 in September
152.5 million jobs in February 2020
The latest coronavirus wave led to a second straight month of disappointing job growth in September, as Americans avoided restaurants and travel and were reluctant to rejoin the work force.U.S. employers added 194,000 jobs in September, the Labor Department said Friday. That was down from 366,000 in August and far below the more than one million jobs added in July, before the more contagious Delta variant led to a spike in coronavirus …
