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The unemployment rate declined to 7.9 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The jobs report showed signs of economic recovery despite the COVID-19 pandemic, although the number of accounting and bookkeeping jobs declined.
The economy showed signs of recovery despite the spread of the coronavirus across many parts of the country.
The American Institute of CPAs reported Thursday that its Personal Financial Satisfaction Index declined 55 percent in the second quarter of the year, a level not seen since 2015, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage consumer finances.
The unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent, as employees returned to work despite the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
The positive figures included 13,200 jobs in accounting, and raised hopes for a faster economic recovery despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Accounting and bookkeeping shed over 67,000 jobs in the month of April, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.