US added 194K jobs in September, again falling way below expectations

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The US added just 194,000 jobs last month, falling way short of expectations for the second consecutive month even as schools reopened and COVID-19 cases began to fall, the feds said Friday. September’s numbers fell far short of economists’ expectations of 500,000 jobs added, and comes after the country added a disappointing 366,000 jobs in August, according to revised figures released Friday.-- More...