Breaking News: US added just 235,000 jobs
in August compared to the 700,000
predicted with the Delta surge
undermining economic recovery
Posted By: Imright, 9/3/2021 9:22:00 AM
The U.S. job market saw hiring slow to 235,000 jobs in August, a sharp drop off after two strong months with the Delta variant of the coronavirus to blame. The unemployment rate dropped to 5.2%, the Labor Department reported Friday, but the predictions for the job market failed to meet expectations by a significant margin. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 720,000 new hires. President Joe Biden will address the job numbers in a speech at the White House on Friday before he heads to New Orleans to view the damage from Hurricane Ida.
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