{"id":148503,"date":"2020-10-05T08:28:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-05T03:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=148503"},"modified":"2020-10-05T08:28:33","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T03:28:33","slug":"us-unemployment-slips-to-7-9pc-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/us-unemployment-slips-to-7-9pc-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"US unemployment slips to 7.9pc in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TLTP<br \/>\nWASHINGTON<br \/>\nThe US employers added 661,000 jobs in September, pushing the unemployment rate down by 0.5 percentage point to 7.9 percent, the Bureau of Labour Statistics has reported.<br \/>\nThis compares to an upwardly revised 1.49 million jobs gained in August, when the unemployment rate fell by 1.8 percentage points to 8.4 percent, indicating a slowing recovery in the labor market ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/>\n\u201cThese improvements in the labor market reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to the coronavirus pandemic and efforts to contain it,\u201d the bureau said.<br \/>\nThe monthly employment report showed that notable job gains in September occurred in leisure and hospitality, retail trade, health care and social assistance, and in professional and business services.<br \/>\nRoughly 22 million people were laid off in March and April amid COVID-19 shutdowns, pushing up the unemployment rate to double digits. 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