As reported by the New York Post, 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.
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said: “There’s no question that we have work to do. Number one, we’re still living with a pandemic, it’s a worldwide pandemic.”
“Also, people concerned about the Delta variant, people concerned about their personal health. We have folks that are vaccinated, folks that aren’t vaccinated, people who are vaccinated worried about the people that aren’t vaccinated,” he continued.
