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WASHINGTON (AP) A surge in hiring in the United States last month 916,000 added jobs, the most since August coincides with growing confidence that a blistering pace of job growth will continue as vaccinations increase and federal aid fuels economic growth.
The most optimistic economists even predict that between now and year s end, the nation could produce as many as 10 million more jobs and restore the labor market to its pre-pandemic level.
Maybe so. Yet even in normal times, it would be hard to regain all those jobs so quickly. And these aren t normal times. Many people who ve been thrown out of the labor force remain fearful of the coronavirus and reluctant to take face-to-face service jobs. Millions of women are still caring for children attending school online and can t take jobs because they can t find or afford child care.
Rising Job Market Faces Obstacles
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Rising Job Market Faces Obstacles
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From child care to COVID, rising job market faces obstacles
CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer
April 3, 2021
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1of3A hiring sign is seen outside home improvement store in Mount Prospect, Ill., Friday, April 2, 2021. America s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen.Nam Y. Huh/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3A hiring information sign is displayed at a fast food restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., Friday, April 2, 2021. America s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen.Nam Y. Huh/APShow MoreShow Less