Fast-Spreading Delta Variant Threatens Robust U.S. Job Gains
“Low-wage work is in high demand, and employers are now competing for applicants, offering incentives ranging from sign-on bonuses to free food. But with many still unemployed, are these offers working?
Employers are estimated to have added jobs at a robust rate in July, consistent with an economy that was healing from a pandemic-induced downturn before the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus threatened to slow the strong hiring trend.”