Friday 2 October 2020

Leisure and hospitality gain 318K jobs in September as economic growth lags

The leisure and hospitality industry led employment gains in September with 318,000 jobs added to the economy, trouncing the industry’s August performance of 174,000 jobs. Food and beverage establishments accounted for more than half the industry’s growth last month, with 200,000 jobs returning last month. The U.S. economy added 661,000 jobs in September overall, according to Labor Department figures released Friday, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent from 8.4 percent in August. But



source https://therealdeal.com/2020/10/02/leisure-and-hospitality-gain-318k-jobs-in-september-as-economic-growth-lags/

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