04/20/2024

Hurricane-Battered U.S. Shed 33,000 Jobs in September

The U.S. economy was nicked by two summer hurricanes in September but is showing signs of underlying strength.

The country shed 33,000 jobs in September, the first loss in seven years, the Labor Department said Friday, ending the longest stretch of job growth on record.

But the picture was distorted by Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas in…

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