Delta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth

Delta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic has kept its 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 sank last month from 5.2% to 4.8%. The rate fell in part because…

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