With October jobs report soon, labor market shows signs of hiring uptick

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Many Americans feel more comfortable returning to the workforce as child-care situation improves and worries about covid ease.

The labor market has endured a couple of disappointing months, denting the country’s confidence after vaccine skepticism and the delta variant’s surge conspired to obliterate the optimistic projections for the late summer and fall.

But with caseloads falling and the country’s vaccination rate rising slowly but steadily, the labor market is now seeing some signs of a hiring boost, as the country continues to climb out of the gigantic employment hole left by the pandemic.

Source: With October jobs report soon, labor market shows signs of hiring uptick – The Washington Post