Economy Adds Nearly One Million Jobs in July
August 19, 2021
Nearly one million U.S. jobs were added in the month of July, with roughly one-third of those job gains within the leisure and hospitality industries (+380,000).
- Food services and drinking places gained 253,000 jobs,
- Accommodations gained 74,000 jobs and
- Arts, entertainment and recreation gained the remaining 53,000.
Despite these gains, employment in these industries is still down by 10.3% (1.7 million jobs) from its level in February of 2020.
See other job gains here.
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