Job Growth Slows In September As Pandemic Rages On

CANOGA PARK, CA - MAY 14: Estella Flores, right, and Maria Mora, left, are reflected in a window as they look for information in front of the closed California State Employment Development Department on Thursday, May 14, 2020 in Canoga Park, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Estella Flores, right, and Maria Mora, left, are reflected in a window as they look for information in front of the closed California State Employment Development Department on May 14, 2020 in Canoga Park, CA. (Brian... Estella Flores, right, and Maria Mora, left, are reflected in a window as they look for information in front of the closed California State Employment Development Department on May 14, 2020 in Canoga Park, CA. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment drops to 7.9% but US job growth slowed to 661,000 in September under pressure from pandemic.

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  1. Cracks me up
    Here in Florida non-stop Trump ads about how he created 10 million jobs running right after the new unemployment figures that 900k claims were filed and Disney a major employer in the area just laid off 28k
    600k-900k = 10 million
    Trump math

  2. “Alms for the poor!”
    “Help for the unemployed!”
    “Food for families!”
    “Help for our cities!”
    “Aid to schools and frontline essential workers!”

    Mitch! Mitch! Are you listening, you motherfucker?

  3. Hopefully, a job opening at the White House will open very, very, very soon.

  4. My heart goes out to all those who are struggling because of Trump’s failures.

  5. Avatar for sandyh sandyh says:

    And don’t forget that the CBO said a recession started in February before the lockdown. The media sure have.

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