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September jobs report: US adds weak 194K jobs as delta maintains hold

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WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added just 194,000 jobs in September, a second straight tepid gain and evidence that the pandemic still has a 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 fell sharply to 4.8% from 5.2% in August.The economy is showing some signs of emerging from the drag of the delta variant of the coronavirus, with confirmed new COVID-19 infections declining, restaurant traffic picking up slightly and consumers eager to spend.But new infections remained high as September began, and employers are still struggling to find workers because many people who lost jobs in the pandemic have yet to start looking again..

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