The latest sign of a flagging recovery comes two days after President Donald Trump cut off talks over a new rescue aid package.
And with the rise in the use of telemedicine, some job losses, specifically in administrative services, may be permanent.
With more federal relief in doubt and COVID-19 cases on the rise again, Americans are struggling to get by.
People around the country have received overpayment of benefits notices, and are facing the prospect of having to repay some or all of their unemployment benefits.
But some may leave before they are financially prepared for retirement.
The jobs created in September obscure the fact that thousands were lost permanently and millions of people have stopped looking for work.
America’s employers added 661,000 jobs in September, the third straight month of slower hiring.
Add in the pandemic, the struggle for racial justice and the uncertainty surrounding the election, and the anxiety can be overwhelming.
The Labor Department’s report suggests that companies are still cutting a historically high number of jobs.
Heading into the third quarter of the COVID economy, companies are shedding thousands of employees with little government relief in sight.
